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You will operate as one primary color for the most part, but high levels of stress and other environmental factors can shift your personality type for short intervals.

As a rule of thumb, you should recognize your strong attributes and keep in mind the attributes that irritate people.

Personality test asks a serious of questions to rate your likes and dislikes. The test will then rate your personality as either a blue, green,

red or yellow personality type.

In most instances, your personality will:• Influence relationships with your family, friends, classmates •Contribute to your health and well being. •Teachers can administer a personality test in class to help you discover you strengths and developmental needs.

•Opens up lines of communication and bring students together to have a higher appreciation for one another.•Provides guidance to teachers of what teaching strategies will be the most effective for their students.

What Does a Personality Test Do?What Does a Personality Test Do?

Personality CategoriesPersonality Categories

Yellow

BlueGreen

Red

RED CharacteristicsRED CharacteristicsTask and result oriented

Likes recognition

Likes to be on the move, doesn’t like to be late

Enjoys individual sports (golf, tennis, track, piano, individual dance, etc.)

Likes expensive showy things

Generally honest, but their moral compass might deviate during a competitive showdown.

Tend to make good leaders.

Love leadership roles and enjoy “managing” people (sometime perceived as bossy or having big egos).

In the classroom setting, their hands will fly up when they know the answer. Generally They like to be leader of the pack.

Car of choice: something flashy and expensive (e.g. sports car)

If they were an adult and had to put a swing set together: would pay somebody to do it for them

YELLOW CharacteristicsYELLOW Characteristics

People oriented, expressive, friendly, loves to talk, extravagant, optimistic,

Enjoys team sports (volleyball, baseball, football, basketball, drill team, cheer team, etc.).

The glue that holds groups together. They are generally outgoing and fun loving.

Classroom talkers.

Principal color in most groups.

They like to run in packs.

Car of choice: one that’s big enough to hold their friends

If they were an adult and had to put a swing set together: would invite their friends over to build and have a barbeque

GREEN CharacteristicsGREEN Characteristics

Detail oriented, precise, controlled,

Likes to do things right the first time,

Like order.

They generally have neat lockers and organized notebooks. They are often perceived as “neat freaks”.

They make wonderful treasurers, secretaries, or committee chairs in clubs. They will keep your group organized.

Car of choice: hybrid vehicle (energy efficient)

If they were an adult and had to put a swing set together: would pull out the directions, carefully count and arrange the parts, then systematically build the swing set

BLUE CharacteristicsBLUE CharacteristicsCreative, freethinking, sincere, loyal, caring, perceptive,

Understanding, open‐minded, oftentimes enjoys nature,

Many like the arts.

Often perceived as quiet, sometimes shy individuals.

Oftentimes they may be loners or have one or two other “blue” friends.

They are very innovative, idea people.

They tend to be quiet in a group and should be called upon to share their ideas.

Blues don’t usually run with the pack.

Car of choice: jeep, recreational vehicle, unusual car (off-road adventures)

If they were an adult and had to put a swing set together: would design their own swing set

**Because most people are Because most people are blends of two dominate colors, blends of two dominate colors, they will see overlaps of each they will see overlaps of each

color trait.color trait.

Brain Dominance AttributesBrain Dominance Attributes

Left vs. Right

Characteristics of LeftCharacteristics of Left

Work alone

Step by step

Details

One task at time

Independent

Prefers options

Not easily distracted

Does not mind criticism

Likes to organize assignments

Likes individual competition

Analyze problems-then make decision

What they like to ask?What they like to ask?

Does spelling count?

Should I skip lines?

What are you really looking for?

What comes first?

Please check my work before I hand it in.

Will this be on the test?

Characteristics of RightCharacteristics of Right

Read overall idea, skip details

Need to understand

Write whole essay before the outline

Let someone else go first

Team competition

Hard to take criticism

Working with others

Likes reward or verbal praise

Often answers “It depends”

Work on different things at same time

What they like to ask?What they like to ask?

Why are we doing this?

Not now! I’ll do it later

I need a break

Don’t touch things piled on my desk, I know where everything is.

Let’s work on two projects

Why can’t I skip around in the book?

““we are not all the same, we do not we are not all the same, we do not all have the same kinds of minds, all have the same kinds of minds,

and education works most effectively and education works most effectively for most individuals if…human for most individuals if…human differences are taken seriously”differences are taken seriously”

So What is a Learning Style?So What is a Learning Style?

Preferred way you process information.

Refers to individual differences in how we perceive, think, solve problems, learn, and relate to others

Auditory learners learn best by hearing information.

Visual learners learn best by seeing information.

Kinesthetic Learners absorb information best by doing, experiencing, touching, moving or being active in some way.

What is your preferred method of receiving information?– Auditory– Visual– Kinesthetic

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