1. Personal Characteristics & Learning Styles
Career Management
Objective 1.01 Cont’D

2. Personality Traits
There are many different personality traits, but they are almost always two-fold, one is usually positive while the other is negative
Honesty vs. Dishonesty
Dependability vs. Unreliability
Responsibility vs. Irresponsibility
Integrity vs. Corruption
Loyalty vs. Disloyalty
What are some others?

3. Tactile/Kinesthetic - Feeling
Learning Styles
There are three main learning styles:
Tactile/Kinesthetic - Feeling
Auditory - Hearing
Visual - Seeing
These three learning styles can then be broken down into eight learning preferences. Each preference can be a member of one or more learning styles.

4. The Eight Personal Learning Preferences
The Linguistic Learner
The Logical/Mathematical Learner
The Spatial Learner
The Musical Learner
The Body/Kinesthetic Learner
The Interpersonal Learner
The Intrapersonal Learner
The Naturalist

5. The Linguistic Learner
“The Word Player”
Like to: read, write, and tell stories
Good at: memorizing names, dates, places, and trivia
Learn best by: saying, hearing, and seeing words

6. The Logical/Mathematical Learner
“The Questioner”
Like to: conduct experiments, figure things out, work with numbers, ask questions, explore patterns and relationships
Good at: math, reasoning, logic, problem solving
Learns best by: categorizing, classifying, working with abstract patterns and relationships

7. The Spatial Learner “The Visualizer”
Like to: draw, build, design and create, daydream, look at pictures, watch movies, play with machines
Good at: Imagining, sensing things, mazes and puzzles, reading maps and charts
Learns best by: Visualizing, dreaming, using the mind’s eye, working with color and pictures

8. The Musical Learner “The Music Lover”
Like to: sing, hum tunes, listen to music, play an instrument, respond to music
Good at: picking up sounds, remembering melodies, noticing pitches and rhythms, keeping time
Learns best by: rhythm, melody, music

9. The Body/Kinesthetic Learner
“The Mover”
Like to: move around, touch and talk, use body language
Good at: physical activities, sports, dancing, acting, crafts
Learns best by: touching, moving, interacting with space, processing knowledge through body sensations

10. The Interpersonal Learner
“The Socializer”
Like to: have lots of friends, talk to people, join groups
Good at: understanding people, leading others, organizing, communicating, manipulating, mediating conflicts
Learns best by: sharing, comparing, relating, cooperating, interviewing

11. The Intrapersonal Learner
“The Individual”
Like to: work alone, pursue own interests
Good at: understanding self, focusing inward on feelings and dreams, following instincts, pursuing interests and goals, being original
Learns best by: working alone, individualized projects, self-paced instruction, having own space

12. The Naturalist “The Nature Lover”
Like to: physically experience nature, conduct observations, respond to patterning in nature
Good at: exploring natural phenomena, seeing connections, seeing patterns, reflective thinking
Learns best by: conducting observations, recording events in nature, working in pairs, long term projects

13. Personal Assessment
Complete the 20 question Learning Style assessment to determine which of the three main learning styles you are most like. Then go to: And complete the 24 question Multiple Intelligences assessment to determine which of the eight learning preferences you are most like.