The Myers-Briggs test is a method of assessing learning style as inferred from a personality inventory. It provides data on four sets of preferences. These preferences result in 16 learning styles, or types. A type is the combination of the four preferences.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), is a widely used instrument and is useful when trying to understand of the role of individual differences in the learning process. MBTI scores indicate one's preference on each of following four dimensions:
| Extroversion (E) | Introversion (I) |
|---|---|
| prefers to direct attention toward the external world of people and things | prefers to direct attention toward the inner world of concepts and ideas |
| Sensing (S) | Intuition (N) |
| prefers perceiving the world through directly observing the surrounding tangible reality | prefers perceiving the world through impressions and imagining possibilities. |
What is your MBTI preference score?
The following information from The Myers & Briggs Foundation discusses more about type, teaching, and learning. You will learn more about how the teaching process relates to the learning process in NURS 791 - Instructional Strategies and Assessment of Learning Outcomes.
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