A study of 10,603 students enrolled in 262 secondary agricultural programs examined learning styles and individual preferences and tested the Myers-Briggs theory that certain learning activities are associated with learning styles. Confirmed the Myers-Briggs finding that 70 percent prefer the sensing learning style. (JOW)

The Myers Briggs Type Inventory was completed by 193 vocational and 275 nonvocational secondary students (77% responded). Significant differences were found between personality types/learning styles of the two groups. These differences should be addressed in the learning environment, curriculum, instructional strategies, and evaluation procedures.…

Is overparticipation in activities a valid reason for poor academic achievement? A study is reported that looked at personality types of students who tend to participate in school activities and examined the relationship of these personality types to academic achievement. (Author/TE)

Applies the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to help high school juniors understand their own personalities and the personalities of Shakespearean characters. Provides a format for interdisciplinary learning where teachers and counselors work together in the classroom. (LLL)

Using Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, authors studied 213 industrial education students in 22 secondary schools in Nebraska to ascertain whether the inventory placed students proportionately into same categories as Myers-Briggs normative group--defined by Keirsey. Large numbers of Sensory Thinker (ST) type found in 60 percent of classes. STs aimed…

According to one study, hiring officials wishing to know administrator candidates' job skills cannot learn about them from administering the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and cannot learn much about personality preferences from NASSP Assessment Center data. Hiring officials should use multiple information sources, select appropriate measurement…

This study of intermediate and secondary teachers' personality types, based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, suggests that the Intuitive-Thinking types were more likely to use technology than the Sensory-Feeling types. Educators need to design programs for pre- and inservice teachers about how to best implement technology in the classroom. (LRW)

This monograph is an overview and state of the art paper for the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in the health professions. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a questionnaire which makes it possible to test and put to practical use that part of the personality theory of C.G. Jung which is concerned with psychological type. Nine areas of…

Explored the issue of learning environments in college classrooms using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to determine teacher personality type and the Secondary Colleges Classroom Environment Inventory to examine student and teacher assessment of classroom environments. Both groups shared similar perceptions of classroom learning environments in…

A study developed and examined personality type preference profiles of beginning secondary technical education teachers in West Virginia. The target population consisted of all beginning secondary technical education teachers (n=34) employed by the West Virginia Department of Education during the 1998-99 school year. The Myers-Briggs Type…

Comparison of 37 health occupations and 80 trade and industrial teachers' Myers Briggs types to those of a population of 1,438 other teachers indicated a high number of Sensing types teaching vocational subjects. Intuitive types left teaching at higher rates than Sensing types; Intuitive-Thinking types were even more likely to leave. (SK)

Discusses roles that people adopt when encountering new technology, i.e., innovators, resisters, and leaders; explains the Myers Briggs Type Indicator personality measure; and describes a study that was conducted to identify the personality types of high school teachers who participated in technology training and were successful in adopting…

Preservice teachers worked in groups containing diverse personalities and participated in laboratory experiences that applied classroom knowledge. Surveys indicated students considered the laboratory activities more valuable and influential than field experiences in many ways. The most diverse cohorts reported stronger, more positive feelings…

This special issue includes the following: "Introduction"; "Interest Inventories: Which One, Why, and for Whom?"; "Recent Reports from the Committee to Screen Career Guidance Instruments"; "Assessment of Career Specialty Interests in Business and Medicine"; "Using Career Interest Inventories with…

This guide provides a practical explanation of cognitive type theory and learning style that will help teachers meet students' needs and discover their own strengths as teachers and colleagues. The introduction provides an overview of the book from the perspective of a high school classroom teacher. Part One introduces the theory of psychological…