ISTJ Personality Profile

Receiving feedback gives us an opportunity to change and modify our behaviour, in order to become more effective at skills.

In the assessments, I took for my interpersonal style their all showed something different about who I am. In the Deboer’s Appendix my dominant style was Supporter style and I had a little of all other style within my interpersonal. My Keirsey temperaments style came out to be guardian and then in the Jungtypology/humanmetrics I was a ISTJ. The ISTJ stands for the following words: introverted sensing thinking judging.

It is always my aim to ensure that feedback is timely and given in a constructive and sensitive manner; and my approach can sometimes be influenced by what I have learned during initial assessment; and as I develop relationships with the learner. I have recently made efforts to encourage my learners to reflect and to self-assess their performance. I feel that this helps to pave the way for me to feedback to the individual and to reduce the risk of de-motivating them.

I have taken the Myers-Briggs test many times over the years and the results are always in the ISTJ (Introvert, Sensing, Thinking, Judging) area. I am the epitome of the Dragnet's Sgt. Joe Friday character; who is credited with the phrase “Just the facts, ma’am.”

As I reviewed my MBTI results, most of my percentages have not drastically changed over time. This gives me continued confidence in the following MBTI results which indicate I am an ?ISTJ?: introvert (16%), sensing (9%), thinking (31%) and judging (53%) (Jung Typology Test, 1998-2017).

Giving constructive feedback is crucial; without it learners cannot learn (Rogers, 2004). When used to emphasise progress rather than failure, it motivates learners, building confidence and enabling them to recognise mistakes as part of a process that brings them closer to their learning goals. It can help both teacher and student to identify further learning opportunities or action to be taken.

This can show vocabulary words that they have learned, concepts they have mastered, or subjects that they have studied. The teacher can refer back to these lists regularly to reinforce new concepts and build on old ideas. Specific feedback can be integrated into classroom discussions or on student papers, explaining problems or elaborating further on an idea that the student has learned. Immediate feedback can be critical because it can alter the course of the student’s thinking before they become more confused. The teacher who is observant can correct misinformation or misconceptions quickly to avoid further problems in the student’s learning process. This can be a result of classroom discussions, question and answer sessions, and call and response methods. All forms of feedback have benefits and when used together can create a cohesive picture of the student’s abilities and success. Instructional feedback for students can have several benefits ranging from motivating the student to achieve more to helping them develop more refined metacognition and also possibly giving the student a sense of control over their own educational success (Malley, 1994).

According to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), I am an ISTJ personality this means that I am an Introvert, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging person. ISTJ are very faithful, loyal and dependable. We are also reserved people who are interested in a secure and quiet life. ISTJ’s place importance in being honesty and can be trusted to do the right thing for their families and friends. There are some weaknesses to being an ISTJ personality we are stubborn, insensitive, and judgmental. This test is amazing it really nailed my personality.

Amari quickly walked to the front desk being sure to steer clear of the rowdy students and looked for the pocket labeled ISTJ. She picked up the packet and walked to her seat. She read over the packet and found out about what they say is her “so called” personality. The packet stated, “As an ISTJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally...ISTJ’s are quiet and reserved individuals who are interested in security and peaceful living… ISTJ’s are very loyal, faithful, and dependable…” the packet also exclaimed her strengths and weaknesses. Amari looked at her strengths, it stated, “ An ISTJ has a stick to it attitude… value for social structure… respect for rules and orders… their desire to execute known systems against concrete facts.” She then turned the page to learn about what they assume as an ISTJ’s weaknesses. The packet exclaimed, “ISTJ’s weaknesses… Tendancy to belive that there always right… There value of structure seemed rigid to others… Not likely to give enough praise or affirmation to their loved

The personality type that best describes me is ESTJ personality -The Executive. ESTJs represent tradition and order and embrace the values of honesty, dignity and dedication. They also lead by example as they are strong believers in the rule of law and authority, dislike laziness and cheating specifically at work. Because ESTJs expect their reliability and work ethic to be reciprocated, they do not hesitate to show their wrath to anyone who does otherwise. This attribute however, earned them the reputation of being inflexible. Throughout my life and career, I have exhibited these traits. I am brutally honest, dedicated and follow the rule of law without wavering. In my field we are governed by laws and in my position, I uphold the law.

Per Jung, ISTJ’s are strategic, great problem-solvers, and think critically and logically. I believe these are key characteristics to carry when growing towards a higher education. In regards to personal interaction, ISTJ’s are often lacking empathy for others or lacking emotions. 1 I believe this is correct, and to further my growth, I hope to address this weakness by tapping into my personal emotions to become more sensitive to those around me. Following, these results do not change the way I plan to address my professional interaction. Jung states ISTJ’s get along well with others in the workplace and that they are often other’s “go-to” individuals when anything needs to be accomplished. 1 In my experience, I have always had great professional interactions with co-workers, and I will carry this onto future professional

The INFJ personality is known to be the world rarest personality type and often misunderstood. This type stand for a percentage of less than 2% of the overall world population according to Holm (2009), the majority of that percentage being female and some famous INFJ that can be named are Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa. My INFJ in academic and business milieu: from the past week assignment, my preferred four letters chosen base on the instructions received from Myers-Briggs type indicator were INFJ, which stands for Introverting, iNtuiting, Feeling and Judging. For this week assignment I was very surprise after taking the Jungian test to discover that my personality type fours letter were confirmed to be the same INFJ. Having my conformed INFJ profile means that in business milieu, my creativity and sense of responsibility come in first. Although as an INFJ I’m strongly introverted, I nevertheless highly care about my relationship with other individuals. At work I’m open to communication and always available when it comes to help colleagues to carry out on tasks or explaining work procedures. However, my personality type also implies that I can have sudden need for personal time away from others, which is my way to recharge and regain my energy. In an academic milieu, I’m more focus on setting and reaching my goals; I get motivated by planning in advance my studying weeks and do a lot of efforts to meet my assignment deadlines. I can get emotionally

In the ISFJ personality the letter “I” represented me being an introvert. Introverts tend to be more closed in and often think about things before acting on them. Introverts would choose reading a book over hanging out with friends. Introverts, like myself, prefer alone time more often than others. I show this common characteristic very often. A lot of my family and friends often worry that I am too introverted and should get out more. In my career, I have always enjoyed one on one task versus group assignments. I always took pride in completing my tasks alone and in a timely and accurate manner. Introvert is a definite fit for my personality. "Good introductory paragraph

I am aware that I need to improve on my socializing skills. I am a very shy and timid person but I think it is not a valid reason. I’m getting older and soon will be working so I need to get out of my comfort zone. I realized that excelling in academics is somehow useless if I didn’t know how to apply it and socialize with people especially in this field.

By taking the Myers Briggs Type Indicator assessment, I was given detailed information of how I answered the questions. These questions help identify what career paths and occupations would be a good fit for me. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator has been used for over 60 years and has helped people become more satisfied and successful in their careers. Based off of the responses I had given for the assessment I had been reported that my type is ESTJ. By having a reported type of ESTJ it shows that I was clear to moderate in Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking and Judging. Being clear to moderate in these preferences allowed me to further understand where I focus my attention on, they way I take in information, decision making and how I judge the outside world.