Decision-Making
Objective: describes a decision-making mode that is based on logic and impersonal facts.
Students who favor making decisions objectively…
- Have a sincere need for things to make sense
- Good at spotting flaws or inconsistencies
- Measure themselves by their knowledge or skills
Things you can do to honor this preference:
- Recognize that their questioning is not meant as disrespect
Subjective: describes a decision-making mode that is based on values and personal impact.
Students who favor making decisions subjectively…
- Seek validation of their feelings and values
- Need to know that others care how they feel
- Measure themselves by approval they receive from others
Things you can do to honor this preference:
- Teach them to set personal boundaries and evaluate their own performance
Course Navigation
Personality Education for Teachers
- Core Values - from the School and Classroom to the Student
- Your Personality Style Lineup
- Observing Student Behavior
- Insights into Extraverted and Introverted Student Behavior
- Insights into Planned and Spontaneous Student Behavior
- Insights into Hand-On and Theoretical Student Behavior
- Insights into Objective and Subjective Student Behavior
- Needs, Stressors, and Motivations for the Styles
- The Students Are Our Future