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Parents’ & Teachers’ Certificate Course

Personality Spectrum
A system that simplifies learning styles into four personality types has been developed by Joyce
Bishop (1997). Her work is based on the Myers-Briggs and Keirsey theories. The Personality
Spectrum will give you a personality perspective on your learning styles.

STEP 1: Rank in order all four responses to each question from most like you (4), to
least like you (1). Place: a 1, 2, 3, or 4 in each box next to the responses.

1. I like instructors who


a. tell me exactly what is b. make learning c. maintain a safe and d. challenge me to think
expected of me active and exciting supportive classroom at higher levels

2. I learn best when the material is


c. about understanding
b. something I can d. intellectually
a. well organized and improving the human
do hands-on challenging
condition

3. A high priority in my life is to


b. experience as much c. make a difference in d. understand how
a. keep my commitments
of life as possible the lives of others things work

4. Other people think of me as


b. dynamic and d. intelligent and
a. dependable and loyal c. caring and honest
creative inventive

5. When I experience stress I would most likely


a. do something to help d. go off by myself and
b. do something
me feel more in control c. talk with a friend think about my
physical and daring
of my life. situation.

6. The greatest flaw someone can have is to be


b. unwilling to try new c. selfish and unkind to
a. irresponsible d. an illogical thinker
things others

7. My vacations could be best described as


a. traditional b. adventuresome c. pleasing to others d. a new learning experience

8. One word that best describes me is


a. sensible b. spontaneous c. giving d. analytical

STEP 2: Add up the total points for each column.

TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL


Organizer Adventurer Giver Thinker
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Parents’ & Teachers’ Certificate Course

Personality Spectrum – Thinking Preferences & Learning Styles

Place a dot on the appropriate number line for each of your 4 scores and connect the dots.
A new shape will be formed inside each square. Color each shape in a different color.

Giver
Thinker
Interpersonal
Technical Emotional
Scientific Caring
Mathematical Sociable
Dispassionate Giving
Rational Spiritual
Analytical Musical
Logical Romantic
Problem Feeling
solving Peacemaker
Theoretical Trusting
Intellectual Adaptable
Objective Passionate
Quantitative Harmonious
Explicit Idealistic
Realistic Talkative
Literal Honest
Precise
Formal

Organizer
Adventurer
Systematic
Administrative Imaginative
Procedural Adventuresome
Organized Open-minded
Conservative Fast-paced
Confident Metaphoric
Structured Original
Safekeeping Simultaneous
Disciplined Visual
Practical
Impulsive
Sequential Experimental
Predictable Risking
Detailed Divergent
Tactical Artistic
Controlled Spatial
Dependable Skillful
Planning Competitive
Active

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