Learning strategies for Kiersey Temperament types.

Your personality has a strong affect on how you think and learn.

Artisan | Guardian | Idealist | Rational

Does the Artisan describe you? Artisans tend to find creative ways to get things done. They are willing to take risks, enjoy spontaneity and are optimistic about the future.

Learning strategies:

• Use creative ways of taking notes of what you hear and read such as drawing images or using different coloured pens.
• Use music if you enjoy it, to help you study.
• Choose projects that require hands-on work if you also have a tactile learning style.
• Use mind-mapping as a way of learning and remembering.
• Seek out new learning experiences.
  
• View learning situations as problem-solving challenges.
  
• Consider building your time-management skills.

You will find more information on developing your reading, memory, listening and time-management skills in our Learning Skills section.

You might also be interested in exploring diverger tendencies in the Kolb learning cycle and one or more of the following multiple intelligences:

• verbal/linguistic
• visual/spatial
• musical
• bodily/kinesthetic

Does the Guardian describe you? Guardians like to work cooperatively with others to get things get done. They believe in organization, efficiency and responsibility.

Learning strategies:

• Put your notes in outline format when listening or reading.
• Organize and classify information in ways that suit you.
• Seek out group learning where you can interact with others.
• Describe what you've learned to others.
  
• Listen to what others have learned - you will do this best if you also have an auditory learning style.
• Consider building your teamwork skills.

You will find more information on developing your reading and listening skills in our Learning Skills section. Read the Learner-Oriented Classroom to help improve your group learning skills.

You might also be interested in exploring the active learning style in Learning Skills and the verbal/linguistic and interpersonal intelligences in the Multiple Intelligence Quiz section.

Does the Idealist describe you? Idealists have the ability to motivate others to get things done. They value empathy, personal growth and relationships.

Learning strategies:

• Relate your learning topic to your values about making the world a better place.
• Seek out group learning where you can interact with others.
• Use your knowledge of others to help you be a better participant on a team.
  
• Use your ability to think about the "big picture" to help you remember details.
• Be aware of how others feel when you ask questions and listen.
• Explain what you've learned to other people.
• Consider building skills that will help you be more detail-oriented.

You will find more information on developing your listening and memory skills in our Learning Skills section. Read the Learner-Oriented Classroom to help improve your group learning skills.

You might also be interested in exploring the verbal/linguistic and interpersonal intelligences in the Multiple Intelligence Quiz section.

Does the Rational describe you? Rational types use logical thinking and plan strategies to get things done. They value knowledge, competency and achievement.

Learning strategies:

• Take notes of what you hear and read and put them in outline format.
• Rank different items of information in order of their importance.
  
• Organize information into different categories to aid memory.
• Use your logic to predict outcomes based on your knowledge of the past.
• Consider building your interpersonal skills.

You will find more information on developing your reading, memory and listening skills in our Learning Skills section.

You might also be interested in exploring assimilator and converger tendencies in the Kolb learning cycle and the logical/mathematical and naturalist intelligences in the Multiple Intelligences Quiz section.