Types

Personality
Managing 2 2024/2023 MOHAMED DIHI
Aim
• To introduce learners to different personality types
(students and teachers).
• Take into consideration these types while managing
teaching and learning.

Content
• Myers Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI)
• Teachers’ personality
• 4 animals personality test
Any of the specific categories into
which human beings may be classified
on the basis of personality traits,
attitudes, behavior patterns, physique,
or other outstanding characteristics.

Types
Personality
Myers Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI)

➢ The mother-daughter team of Katharine Cook

Briggs and Isabel Meyers originally developed
the Myers Briggs Test during the World War 2.
➢ They took inspiration from the Swiss
Psychiatrist Carl Jung and his influential book
"Psychological Types'‘.
➢ The duo first published the test for public use
in 1962.
➢ It was based on four personality dichotomies
based on Jung's Theory.
Myers Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI)
 Orientation to life Perception
01 02
Introverts Or Extroverts Sensing Or Intuition

03 Decision making 04 Attitudes towards

the outside world
Thinking Or feeling
Judging Or perceiving
01 Orientation to life
Introverts Or Extroverts
Introverts (I) vs Extroverts (E)

➢ Enjoy isolation ➢ enjoy interaction with others

➢ Avoid being the center of attention ➢ Enjoy being the center of attention

➢ Need time alone to recharge and reflect ➢ Gain energy from being around people

➢ thrive in asynchronous classes ➢ Thrive in synchronous classes

02 Perception
Sensing or intuition
 Sensors (S) vs Intuitives (N)
• Sensors use their five senses to take in • rely on their imagination and impression more
information about the world around them than their senses
• Focus on the reality of how things are • Imagine the possibilities of how things could be
• Like to describe things in a specific and • Like to describe things in a figurative and poetic
literal way way
• Start with small details to create a big • start with the big picture and work back to the
picture details
• Interpret events as they actually happen • Interpret events by ‘‘reading between the lines’’
about their meaning
03 Decision making
Thinking or feeling
 vs

Thinkers (T) Feelers (F)

• Decide objectively based on analysis • decide subjectively based on personal feelings
• Use facts and logic in a decision-making • listen to other people’s opinions and consider
situation their feelings
• Can appear insensitive • Sensitive to others’ feelings
• Enjoy arguing and debating • Avoid arguments and conflicts
• Often engaged in jobs of strategy • Often engaged in helping jobs
• Easily able to provide an objective and • Naturally seek consensus and popular opinion
critical analysis
 Attitudes towards
04 the outside world
Judgers or perceivers
 vs

Judgers (J) Perceivers (P)

➢ They value order and organization ➢ Perceivers are adaptable and flexible

➢ Their lives are scheduled and structured ➢ They are random thinkers who prefer to keep

➢ They seek closure and enjoy completing tasks their options open (spontaneous)

➢ They take deadlines seriously ➢ They enjoy starting a task better than finishing it

➢ They work then they play ➢ Meet deadlines by a last-minute rush

➢ Like things to be predictable ➢ Perceivers play as they work

➢ thrive with the unexpected and are open to
change
What is your personality type ?
Free Personality Test | 16Personalities
https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Teacher’s
personality
Teacher’s personality plays a crucial role in…
• Creating a healthy environment for learning.
• Managing students and engaging them.
• Creating a weave of connections between himself, students, and the subject.
• Bringing the subject to life and making it vivid and imaginative.

“A great Teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart ”

—SOMEONE FAMOUS
1 Sergeant Teachers
• They want to see their students reach their full potentials.

• They instill hard work and discipline in their students.

• They take an authoritarian role which make it difficult to form

bonds with their students

• They are an important driving force for students who are

willing to step up in the challenge in their education
They need to…
Exercise patience and empathy to be viewed as mentors.
2 Parental Teachers
• They have a strong nurturing instinct.

• They are genuinely willing to invest their time and

energy to help their students succeed.

• They are passionate about teaching.

• They are able to form trusting bonds with their students.

• Because they are so sympathetic, it can be easy

for students to take advantage of them.
They need to…
Draw some emotional boundaries with
Students in order to keep doing well.
3 Aloof Teachers
• They love their job, yet they don't want to cuddle their
students.
• They easily gain their students' respect.

• They value a structured classroom and generally

work well within the school system.

• Beneath their sarcasm and raised eyebrows

there is a soft and squishy soul.

• They make themselves available when

their students need little extra help.
They need to…
Take an extra step for
instance to praise their
students to show their care.
4 Reluctant Teachers
• Teaching wasn't their first choice for career.

• They may lose their passion for teaching if their

students refused to listen to them.

• They still have enthusiasm deep inside them waiting to come

out when their students show interest.

• It is hard for them to go extra mile to engage their

students with the learning material.

• They are practical and straightforward.

They need to…
Get their students' creativity flowing.
When students are more engaged maybe
they will feel more engaged as well.
5 Wizard Teachers
• They are Wizards at their job.

• They prefer hands-on participation and encourage

students to ask questions.

• Their enthusiasm can make their classroom very

engaging environment for students.

• Enthusiastic about education, passionate about their material,

spontaneous in their teaching methods.
They need to…
Follow a checklist to remember
what they should be doing in
order not to go off-track.
6 Buddy Teachers
• They are very friendly with their students.

• They like cracking jokes with their students.

• Students find it easy to confide in Buddy teachers.

• They lack discipline in their classrooms.

• They fear of weakening their rapport with their

students if they step into an authority role.
They need to…
Remember that they still need to
show their authority every now and
then.
 Within the test, there are ten lines of prompts to fill out. Each
4 animals personality test line has four words/phrases that test takers will rate on a
Just like it says in the name, scale of 1-4, four being the phrase that aligns with them
you can take this test in only best, under four letter categories. At the end of the test,
five minutes! Though brief, users will add up the points they have under each letter, and
the test is still very effective. their strongest letter represents their personality. The next
page of the test reveals the traits associated with each letter.
4 animals personality test
Choose the item in each line that is most like you and mark a 4 below it. Then
pick the item that is next most like you and mark it as 3, then 2, then 1, which
is the item that is least like you. Do this across the page for each list of
descriptors.

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 L O R B
This personality likes Otters are very social This personality is This personality is
to lead. The lion is creatures. Otter very good at making very organized.
good at making personalities love people. friends. Beavers think that
decisions and is very They enjoy being popular Very loyal. Retriever there is a right
goal-oriented. They and influencing and personalities do not way to do
enjoy challenges, motivating others. Otters like everything and
difficult assignments, can sometimes be hurt big changes. They they want to do it
and opportunity for when people do not like look for security. Can that exact way.
advancement. Because them. Otter personalities be very Beaver
lions are thinking of usually have lots of sensitive. Very personalities are
the goal, they can step friends, but not deep caring. Has deep very creative. They
on people to reach it. relationships. They love relationships, but desire to solve
Lions can be very to goof-off. (They are usually only a couple everything and to
aggressive and notorious for messy of close friends. take their time and
competitive. Lions rooms.) Otters like to Wants to be loved by do it right. Beavers
must learn not to be hurry and finish jobs. everyone. Looks for do not like sudden
too bossy or to take (Jobs are not often done appreciation. Works changes. They
charge in other’s well.) The otter best in a limited need reassurance.
affairs. personality is like Tigger situation with a
in Winnie The Pooh. steady work pattern.
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