Sensing-Judging Guardian
Students
- SJs thrive in school
because it offers them the routines, customs, and procedures that are meaningful
for them.
- Generally develop habits
that enable them to keep on top of their assignments, often including an organizational
system that helps them track homework and tests.
- SJs love teachers who
give clear, precise, and concrete directions. They want to know exactly what
the title should be like, how long the paper should be. . .
- SJs are enthusiastic
about clearly outlined assignments that are broken into concrete steps because
they helps them process and retain new knowledge.
- SJs prefer lessons in
which each point clearly follows the one preceding it. They are not particularly
interested in the overall picture.
Sensing-Perceiving Artisan
Students
- Often teach us to think
in terms of “if not now, when?”
- SPs favor teachers who
learn to capitalize on their energy.
- Don’t like to dwell on
the past or worry about the future.
- Like mobility and can
become bored or fidgety if they are inactive for very long.
- Prefer assignments that
enable them to do something physical.
- SPs enjoy activities
that emphasize their personal performance and highlight their ability and
flair.
- Enjoy telling others
about exciting actions or events they’ve observed or experienced.
- Are often more efficient
when they work on many things at once.
- SPs want to know how
something will benefit them right now.
- Typically are highly
adaptable to changing circumstances; usually think well on their feet.
- Are not as concerned
that they do everything the best way but focus more on getting the job done.
- SPs, particularly Extraverted
SPs, can be one of a teacher’s most powerful assets; the SPs can dramatically
influence an entire class by easily stirring up enthusiasm, interest for or
against a teacher or subject or project or other activity.
Intuitive-Feeling Idealist
Students
- NFs, if encouraged to
develop and express their unique gifts are likely to flourish in the classroom.
- Are often more effective
communicators.
- Enjoy learning about
ideas and values.
- Like writing essays because
they can personalize.
- Often see so many sides
to a question that they often find true/false and multiple-choice questions
more difficult.
- Encourage cooperation
and harmony.
- NFs generally prefer
to compete against themselves rather than against others.
- Have a strong desire
to please their instructors and perform best for teachers who recognize their
personal worth.
Intuitive-Thinking Rational
Students
- Live in the world of
ideas and are constantly seeking knowledge.
- Their ultimate goal is
to understand why the world works the way it does so they can change and control
it.
- These students are seeking
the overview, the big picture of how the world operates.
- Make up a small portion
of the total population.
- Are natural systems thinkers
who enjoy unraveling complex information and inter-relationships.
- May become impatient
with the detailed explanations provided by others.
- Like questioning, independent
study, and complex projects.
- Generally enjoy logically
presented lectures about abstract and intellectual subjects.
- NTs will work very hard
for teachers whom they perceive as competent.
- Commonly view praise
with suspicion, so teachers should be very specific in their praise.
- Rarely do they accept
information at face value, and they will question something until it has proven
its worth before accepting it.
- NT students are often
enjoyable because they tend to be insightful, quick learners and critical
thinkers.
*Summarized from
Effective Teaching Effective Learning, Making the Personality Connection
in Your Classroom, Alice M. Fairhurst and Lisa L. Fairhurst, Davies-Black
Publishing, Palo Alto, California, 1995.
