Doctor of Education with over twenty years’ experience in education: teaching, supervising and training teachers. Nearly 10 years leading five public and private schools in USA and the Middle East as principal. Lecturer, advisor and program officer for two international exchange programs,
Fulbright Scholarship and at Emporia State University in USA. Author of two leadership development books in Arabic and English under the same title “Are You a Marionette Doll or an Orchestra Conductor?
Doctor of Education with over twenty years’ experience in education: teaching, supervising and training teachers. Nearly 10 years leading five public and private schools in USA and the Middle East as principal. Lecturer, advisor and program officer for two international exchange programs,
Fulbright Scholarship and at Emporia State University in USA. Author of two leadership development books in Arabic and English under the same title “Are You a Marionette Doll or an Orchestra Conductor?
Why Personality Tests?
A personality test is completed to yield a description of an individual’s distinct personality traits. In most instances, your personality will influence relationships with your family, friends, and classmates and contribute to your health and well being. Teachers can administer a personality test in class to help your children discover their strengths and developmental needs. The driving force behind administering a personality test is to open up lines of communication and bring students together to have a higher appreciation for one another. A personality test can provide guidance to teachers of what teaching strategies will be the most effective for their students.
Personality test can benefit your students by:
Increasing productivity
Get along better with classmates
Help students realize their full potential
Identify teaching strategies for students
Help students appreciate other personality types
One of the most popular personality tests is the True Colors Personality Test. This 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, orange or gold personality type. You may be a combination of two colors, but usually a student will exhibit one primary color. A personality test is not a means to type cast a student, but it allows teachers to understand the personality attributes associated with various students. 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.
Teachers should disseminate a personality test to their children the first week of school. A personality test is a fun exercise for the class and will enable the teacher to more adequately plan lessons and activities for their students. I also used it with teachers on PD and they enjoyed it and used the results to form PLCS and committees. It helps you to better understand yourself and the groups you are dealing with
