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Aug 27

Learning Styles and Training?

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Don Clark wrote the following as part of a discussion about learning styles and training, and makes an excellent point about the many learning styles one could look at. My reply follows:

> That’s the whole point, the research does not support the VAK
> learning styles, or the other styles for that matter — it points the
> opposite way — towards content and context having their own delivery
> styles. So why would you recognize something that is not there? And if you
> do believe in all the various styles, how do you support 192 different
> styles in the classroom? If you coached one-on-one, then it would be
> possible, however, I do not think there are many of us that have that
> luxury.

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Jun 14

Problems with test administration training (DISC, MBTI)

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The recent exchange with Gary Lear about reliability and validity really highlights one of the major problems with these instruments and their usage. THIS IS IN NO WAY MEANT TO COMMENT ON GARY, BUT ON THE GENERAL SITUATION.

Even the companies that train and certify people to administer these tests are turning out people with a very poor grasp or understanding of the research, the theories IN CONTEXT, or the statistical aspects of the tests. This may not be an issue for some.

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Jun 13

What Happens When the Ox You Gore Is the MBTI?

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Ok, I guess it’s time to really wrap this up, this MBTI question. I realize that there are those that believe and those that don’t. I have to offer the observation that this is like discussing religion or politics. No amount of facts, research is going to change the minds of those that hold the particular belief. That’s not much of a problemfor religion and politics, but the justification of the use of scientific or purported scientific instruments lies with the facts and the data. If people don’t understand the data, they don’t understand the
instrument.

What is interesting is not that people differ in opinion but the actual reactions when people are faced with facts or information that could cause them to rethink their positions. With the topic of MBTI, it gets real interesting, because for those that believe strongly, the response is to deny the facts, ignore them, pretend they aren’t there, and respond (if at all) with personal attacks, or strange messages.

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May 28

MBTI Certification Flaws

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The standards set for MBTI certification are set by the vending company, in EXACTLY the same way that the standards might be set by Langevin — they get to choose.

The requirements to administer the MBTI are not nearly high enough to qualify anyone to use a psychometric test of any kind, even the MBTI, because they simply don’t require enough psychometric knowledge in general to allow the proper use of the MBTI (sorry, I know this will offend some, but if you are qualified in psychmetrics as a field, you’ll understand). Hence there are a lot of MBTI certified people who shouldn’t be a allowed near ANY psychometric instrument, including the MBTI. MOST (and I stand on this statement)  certified MBTI folks simply lack the broad knowledge and depth of knowledge to administer and interpret the results properly.

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May 20

MBTI and Self-Validation and Demand Characteristics

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Harrison Snow wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> Just a reminder that we are talking about an
> “indicator” around “preferences”…..
> MBTI is not the voice of Destiny and the mother-
> daughter team Myers and Briggs along with Carl Jung
> never claimed that it should be used with that kind of authority. It
> is always up to the individual to validate his or her own preferences
> keeping in mind this is not about strengths or skills or abilities but
> only about how a person prefers to do things.

That’s the theory…the stock line if you will. The question that might be of interest is whether it’s actually true in how people really give, take, and interpret the results.

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May 04

Nasal Learners, Anal Learners, Phallic Learners, More On Learning Styles

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I’m not sure what to make of what follows, except to say it’s perhaps a good example of trying to use outdated models in today’s world. (That’s if this is serious) Here’s a brief quote from an article
entitled:

Learning Styles
Freud’s Seminal Contribution to Learning Styles

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May 03

The Harm – MBTI?

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Trainers often tend to ignore situations where MBTI results are actually used to harm people, classify them, exclude, etc, because the tool is not meant to be used that way. But it happens, and all one has to do is do some searching on the net and usenet. Here’s a few examples

I think it’s informative for people who haven’t seen how people actually think about and use MBTI and type resuts to have a chance to see. So, here’s a quote:

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