Personality Colors - Learning Styles
Intuitive Feelers / Orange / Abstract Random
CHARACTERISTICS: (*1st largest population)
- Cutting edge folks
- Confronters - Initiators - Daydreamers - Visionaries - Cooperative - Agreeable - Free spirit - Random learners - Supportive - Sensitive - Doesn't like to wait - Creative problem-solver - Active - Creates change - Listens to rules to find a way around the rule - Spontaneous -Boat rockers - Appears impulsive and unpredictable |
- Risk-taker
- Likes being part of large group - Creative - Insightful - Curious - Imaginative - Committed to values - Reflective - Flexible - Short attention span - Performers - Can talk their way out of anything - Good communicators - Independent - Like to experiment to find answers - Loves speed - Fun - Unorganized - Need competition |
LEARNING NEEDS:
- Active and physical activities
- Changing schedules, variety
- Move quickly from one activity to another
- Stimulated by active, humorous teachers
- Manipulative, hands-on learning experiences
- Open seating
- Entertaining while learning
- Likes the use of music, film, overhead, DVD, etc.
- Prefers to work independently
- Can't cope with intense feeling and will undermine any effort to use this element in instruction
- Negotiates rules
- Not a good team player
- Dislikes redundancy / repetition
- Hates busy work and will often refuse to do it
- Fresh, different approach
- Needs lots of affirmation
- Needs competition
- Needs to be allowed to be self-directed
- Changing schedules, variety
- Move quickly from one activity to another
- Stimulated by active, humorous teachers
- Manipulative, hands-on learning experiences
- Open seating
- Entertaining while learning
- Likes the use of music, film, overhead, DVD, etc.
- Prefers to work independently
- Can't cope with intense feeling and will undermine any effort to use this element in instruction
- Negotiates rules
- Not a good team player
- Dislikes redundancy / repetition
- Hates busy work and will often refuse to do it
- Fresh, different approach
- Needs lots of affirmation
- Needs competition
- Needs to be allowed to be self-directed
TEACHERS - ASSETS:
- Can stimulate curiosity and challenge imagination
- Is empathizing and has close personal relationship with students
- Is a good communicator
- Can elicit response enthusiastically
- Has acute perception - by being alert to what is happening, can use class situations as learning experiences
Is a role model for solving problems openly and creatively
- Facilitator, Stimulator, Creator, Organizer
- Is empathizing and has close personal relationship with students
- Is a good communicator
- Can elicit response enthusiastically
- Has acute perception - by being alert to what is happening, can use class situations as learning experiences
Is a role model for solving problems openly and creatively
- Facilitator, Stimulator, Creator, Organizer
LIABILITIES:
- Seen as impulsive, unpredictable
- Doesn't always pay attention to details in planning
- Sometimes overlooks routine chores
- Puts off paperwork
- Doesn't always provide enough reinforcement for students - who have trouble grasping basics
- Students are not always clear on what is expected
- May get too caught up with the creative students
- Disappointed when students need extensive instruction or don't respond to the creative challenges given
- Doesn't always pay attention to details in planning
- Sometimes overlooks routine chores
- Puts off paperwork
- Doesn't always provide enough reinforcement for students - who have trouble grasping basics
- Students are not always clear on what is expected
- May get too caught up with the creative students
- Disappointed when students need extensive instruction or don't respond to the creative challenges given
TROUBLE WITH:
- Meeting time limitations
- Keeping detailed notes
- Choosing one answer; giving exact answers
- Having only a few options/choices
- Memorizing
- Organization
- Focusing on one thing at a time
- Keeping detailed notes
- Choosing one answer; giving exact answers
- Having only a few options/choices
- Memorizing
- Organization
- Focusing on one thing at a time
QUESTIONS they ask:
SO (?) what are we going to do about it?
Makes Decision:
Based on feelings
Sensing Feelers / Blue / Concrete Random
CHARACTERISTICS:
- People person
- Empathetic - Independent - Competitive internally - Friendly - Responsible - Persuasive - Restless - Active learner - Great ability to reflect - Easily discouraged - Loves animals - Romantic - Harmonious - Affectionate, nurturer - Great friendships Need to balance work with play - Esthetics are critical - Compassionate |
- Sensitive
- Curious - Self-directed - Keen observer of behavior - Likes variety - Can't say "no" - Spontaneous - Emotional - Set self up as "Mom/Dad" of the entire world - Wants to be part of a group - Cries easily - flexible - Easily overwhelmed - Imaginative - Feelings get hurt easily - Loves Fine Arts - Happy endings for all - Talks to everyone/everything around them - Touchy-feely - Needs approval and safety |
LEARNING NEEDS:
- Non-competitive atmosphere
- Safe environment
- Warm climate
- Needs approval (praise)
- Wants to be in visual range of all students and teachers
- Needs individual time with teachers
- Will ask for positive reinforcement, if not offered
- One direction at time, complete it, go on to direction #2
- Informal environment
- Open-ended activities
- Relationships
- Work with others
- Learning relevance
- Personal work displayed
- Needs challenges
- Processes learning by talking
- Hands-on, interactive participation
- Intimidated by deadlines
- Variety to activities to address senses
- Share experiences
- Personalizes learning to make it relevant
- Safe environment
- Warm climate
- Needs approval (praise)
- Wants to be in visual range of all students and teachers
- Needs individual time with teachers
- Will ask for positive reinforcement, if not offered
- One direction at time, complete it, go on to direction #2
- Informal environment
- Open-ended activities
- Relationships
- Work with others
- Learning relevance
- Personal work displayed
- Needs challenges
- Processes learning by talking
- Hands-on, interactive participation
- Intimidated by deadlines
- Variety to activities to address senses
- Share experiences
- Personalizes learning to make it relevant
TEACHERS - ASSETS:
- Responsive to social and emotional needs of students
- Warm, friendly, interactive classroom
- Relates content to personal experiences - makes it relevant
- Active rather than passive learning - hands-on
- Recognizes each child as a person with his or her own unique potential
- Great multitasker
- Warm, friendly, interactive classroom
- Relates content to personal experiences - makes it relevant
- Active rather than passive learning - hands-on
- Recognizes each child as a person with his or her own unique potential
- Great multitasker
LIABILITIES:
- May be overly involved in personal problems of students
- May overlook important content that has no feeling orientation
- Overly strong need for approval
- May be easily discouraged if things don't go well
- May not be able to be objective, constructively critical or firm
- May overlook important content that has no feeling orientation
- Overly strong need for approval
- May be easily discouraged if things don't go well
- May not be able to be objective, constructively critical or firm
TROUBLE WITH:
- Giving exact answers
- Memorizing
- Time limits
- Organizing
- Focusing on one thing at a time
- Following a lecture without an opportunity for interaction
- Set up multiple alarm clock
- Memorizing
- Time limits
- Organizing
- Focusing on one thing at a time
- Following a lecture without an opportunity for interaction
- Set up multiple alarm clock
QUESTIONS they ask:
WHY relevant?
Makes decisions:
Based on personal feelings of like or dislike
Sensing Thinkers / Gold / Concrete Sequential
CHARACTERISTICS:
- Practical
- Efficient - Planner - Likes predictable situations - Observer - Loyal - Quality - Traditional; likes established routines - List maker - Follows directions - Does the responsible thing before the "fun" thing - Respectful - Flaming sense of right and wrong - Hard worker, wants extra credit - Set-in-ways - Appear rigid/unfeeling -Long-term relationships (does this well) - Needs to be appreciated - Needs to be noticed for doing the right thing - Tell me what to do and I will do it |
- Analytical
- Results oriented - Likes order, quiet - Thinker - Punctual - logical - Reserved - Organized - Note taker - Stable - Consistent - Pack-rat - Task-oriented - Regiment - Helps others - Wants challenges Pleaser Goal setter Wants a "100" Realistic |
LEARNING NEEDS:
- Wants objective stated at the beginning
- Wants predictability
- Needs orderly environment
- Need to know they can trust other to follow through
- Frequent positive reinforcement
- Prefers one task at a time
- Works best if directions are stated and modeled step-by-step
- Immediate feedback on grading
- Likes short deadlines for sections of large project rather than a deadline for the end of the project
- Sit in assigned seats
- Likes small groups
- Structure/organization
- Frequent affirmation
- Frequent individual attention
- Wants facts only
- Keeps everyone on task
- Keeps records of grades
- Want step-by-step information
- Wants predictability
- Needs orderly environment
- Need to know they can trust other to follow through
- Frequent positive reinforcement
- Prefers one task at a time
- Works best if directions are stated and modeled step-by-step
- Immediate feedback on grading
- Likes short deadlines for sections of large project rather than a deadline for the end of the project
- Sit in assigned seats
- Likes small groups
- Structure/organization
- Frequent affirmation
- Frequent individual attention
- Wants facts only
- Keeps everyone on task
- Keeps records of grades
- Want step-by-step information
TEACHER ASSETS:
- - Hard work, task completion
- Thorough work with details
- Covers content efficiently, effectively
- Likes everyone involved
- Gives immediate feedback or correctness
- Task-focused
- Rewards hard workers, admonishes slow workers
- Achieves thorough effort
- Assists in learning self-discipline
- Predictable
- Methodical
- Trainer
- Information giver
- Instructional manager
- Drill and kill is ok
- Thorough work with details
- Covers content efficiently, effectively
- Likes everyone involved
- Gives immediate feedback or correctness
- Task-focused
- Rewards hard workers, admonishes slow workers
- Achieves thorough effort
- Assists in learning self-discipline
- Predictable
- Methodical
- Trainer
- Information giver
- Instructional manager
- Drill and kill is ok
LIABILITIES:
- Overlooks needs of the individual
- Overemphasizes details
- Appears rigid, unfeeling
- Regimented
- Turns some kids off
- Overlooks spontaneous instruction
- Over reliance on "pat" procedures
- Set in ways
- Gives answers rather than letting students discover answers
- Suppresses natural leadership tendencies in students
- Answer their own questions, students think too long
- Overemphasizes details
- Appears rigid, unfeeling
- Regimented
- Turns some kids off
- Overlooks spontaneous instruction
- Over reliance on "pat" procedures
- Set in ways
- Gives answers rather than letting students discover answers
- Suppresses natural leadership tendencies in students
- Answer their own questions, students think too long
TROUBLE WITH:
- Choosing from several options
- Working without specific guidelines
- Answering "what if" questions
- Dealing with opposing views
- Understanding feelings
- Working without specific guidelines
- Answering "what if" questions
- Dealing with opposing views
- Understanding feelings
QUESTIONS they ask:
HOW do we use this on Monday?
Makes decisions:
Based on thinking
Intuitive Thinkers / Green / Abstract Sequential
CHARACTERISTICS:
- Intellectual
- Curious - Generally impersonal - Debater - Patient learner - Black / White, no gray - Complex - High achiever - Likes to FIND answers - Logical - Multi-tasks but on own time frame - Accurate - Question asker - Needs space - Have mechanical/technical sense about them - Need to know the "product" is relevant to his/her life |
- Thinks things through
- Critical - Not easily convinced - Information gatherer - Problem-solver - Tenacious - Abstract - Analyzes data - Loves to read (non-fiction) - Loves challenges - Won't be convinced by anything but reason - No sense that things go together - Loves learning - Hates supervision - Likes traditional procedures/routines - Never get finished on time - Metacognitive |
LEARNING NEEDS:
- Wants to know the big picture
- Independent
- Sits at back /sides of room
- Environment free from distraction
- Remove self mentally from group
- Logically, sequenced information
- Interested in content
- Wants to hear from the EXPERT
- Asks for details and references
- Asks teachers the "hard" questions
- Wants to know why things work the way they do
- Works alone
- Thinks outside the box
- Time to think before beginning the project
- Time for reflective thought
- Research-based
- Doesn't waste time
- Doesn't like to share
- Loves discovery method
- Doesn't like group work
- Independent
- Sits at back /sides of room
- Environment free from distraction
- Remove self mentally from group
- Logically, sequenced information
- Interested in content
- Wants to hear from the EXPERT
- Asks for details and references
- Asks teachers the "hard" questions
- Wants to know why things work the way they do
- Works alone
- Thinks outside the box
- Time to think before beginning the project
- Time for reflective thought
- Research-based
- Doesn't waste time
- Doesn't like to share
- Loves discovery method
- Doesn't like group work
TEACHERS - ASSETS:
- Develops higher-level thinking skills
- A facilitator of learning
- Provides extensive enrichment opportunities
- Develops talents of students
- Promotes enthusiasm/commitment for learning
- Encourages independent learning
- Integrates curriculum
- Translates ideas into learning experience
- Superb organizer of resources
- A facilitator of learning
- Provides extensive enrichment opportunities
- Develops talents of students
- Promotes enthusiasm/commitment for learning
- Encourages independent learning
- Integrates curriculum
- Translates ideas into learning experience
- Superb organizer of resources
LIABILITIES:
- "Openness" may frustrate those who want specific instructions/time frames
- Lack of tolerance for regimentation
- May overlook need to develop social skills
- Lack of sensitivity/warmth
- May fail to communicate adequately praise/approval
- Lack of spontaneity
- May sacrifice basic skills for logic
- May speak "over the heads" of students
- Overly analytical
- Lack of tolerance for regimentation
- May overlook need to develop social skills
- Lack of sensitivity/warmth
- May fail to communicate adequately praise/approval
- Lack of spontaneity
- May sacrifice basic skills for logic
- May speak "over the heads" of students
- Overly analytical
TROUBLE WITH:
- Working in groups
- Being creative
- Being criticized
- Being tactful
- Social skills
- Spontaneity
- "Chatting"
- Being sensitive and warm
- Can come across as arrogant or rude
- Being creative
- Being criticized
- Being tactful
- Social skills
- Spontaneity
- "Chatting"
- Being sensitive and warm
- Can come across as arrogant or rude
QUESTIONS they ask:
WHY do we need to know this?
Makes Decisions:
Based on thinking