To little surprise, I am an ENTJ personality type meaning I am a moderately expressed extravert, moderately expressed intuitive, moderately expressed thinking, and slightly expressed judging personality. First off, I can hardly imagine anyone more extraverted than I and I would greatly enjoy meeting said person. My moderately expressed intuitive and thinking side is probably what landed me in a tutoring position while my slightly expressed judging trait explains some of the decisions, both good and bad, that I have made.
I expected to see a greater level of expression in my thinking personality as my success in economics could be contributed to this personality trait. Nonetheless, I must be doing something right. Although presentations do stir butterflies in my stomach I greatly enjoy doing them and now realize this is my extroverted side coming through. A good friend of mine once said I enjoy figuring things out and he could use this test as evidence of such. My thinking personality and intuition undoubtedly make me the person I am today.
I wish this test would have given me a patience score and believe I may be on the lower end of the spectrum. Through tutoring, I have learned I see the world in a certain way and would much rather spend my time in agreement with someone rather than constantly repeating my beliefs, which is typical in some tutoring sessions. Now, I can easily see how personality types affect social interactions and are key in choosing the clients/tutors one “clicks” with.
May 10, 2009
Tutoring Journal on Personality
Posted by jkluwin under assessment/evaluation, interactive communication, learning styles, quantitative courses | Tags: personality type |1 Comment
June 26, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I scored as an ISTJ when I took my Myers Briggs Test and I think it fits me perfectly.
My Type Description
ISTJ s are sociable when comfortable in the roles they are playing; however, they generally do not share their wealth of rich Sensing observations and memories except with close friends. Others see ISTJ standards and judgments, their desire for structure and schedules, but they may not see their individual, sometimes humorous, private reactions.
I am an extreme Introvert – scoring nearly perfectly to the Introversion side. For me the Introversion is not so much about being shy – but about the way I process energy. Talkative Extroverts just exhaust me – it is like being in a verbal boxing match. I have found out ways to turn up or turn down the Introversion to fit in. However the energy thing is something I just can’t get past. It actually taxes me to be around people who talk just for the sake of talking.