Major Assets Associated with Each Preference
Extroversion - Willing to take conversational risks
Introversion - Concentration, self-sufficiency
Sensing - Hard, systematic work; attention to detail, close observation
Intuition - Inferencing and guessing from context, structuring own training, conceptualizing, and model building
Thinking - Analysis, self-discipline; instrumental motivation
Feeling - Integrative motivation, bonding with teachers, good relations lead to good self-esteem
Judging - Systematic work, get the job (whatever it is) done
Perceiving - Open, flexible, adaptable to change and new experiences
Major liabilities Associated with Each Preference Extroversion - Dependent on outside stimulation and interaction
Introversion - Need to process ideas before speaking sometimes led to avoidance of linguistic risks in conversation
Sensing - Hindered by lack of clear sequence, goals, syllabus, structure in language or course Intuition - Inaccuracy and missing important details, sought excessive complexity of discourse
Thinking - Performance anxiety because self-esteem was attached to achievement, excessive need for control (language, process)
Feeling - Discouraged if not appreciated, disrupted by lack of interpersonal harmony
Judging - Rigidity, intolerance of ambiguous stimuli
Perceiving - Laziness, inconsistent pacing over the long haul
Successful learners know their preferences, their strengths, and their weaknesses, and effectively utilize strengths and compensate for weaknesses regardless of their "natural" preferences.