Assignment 1 - semester 2 - Part B

After the test, i met up with my study group. We discussed our outcomes which were as follows:

Tom - Reflector
Karen - Activist
Jackie - Reflector
Brogan - Theorist
Emma - Pragmatist
Libby - Activist
Myself - Activist

This shows that we have a variation within the group which will be usefull when doing group tasks. We have a strong Activist personality with Reflectors close behind. We also discussed what we thought each other would be. The results showed that we clearly do not know each other as well as we thought. The more tasks we do together though, will help us to get to know each other a little better and understand each others way of thinking. I think it is a good thing that we are a varied group, it will be exciting to see how well we work together in the future.

some photos from our meeting:-

I think Libby is a bit tired from our exciting discussion..... :)

Assignment 1 - Semester 2

For assignment 1, we were asked to complete a test online to evaluate our specific learning styles. My result from the test showed that i am a very strong activist. This is almost exactactly true to my learning style.
This is the defintion of an activist, taken from the website i took the test:

Activists like to be involved in new experiences and are enthusiastic about new ideas. They enjoy doing things and tend to act first and consider the implications afterwards. They are unlikely to prepare for the learning experience or review their learning afterwards.


Activists learn best when:

involved in new experiences

problems and opportunities

working with others in team tasks or role-playing

being thrown in the deep end with a difficult task

chairing meetings, leading discussions

Activists learn less when:

listening to lectures or long explanations

reading, writing or thinking on their own

absorbing and understanding data

following precise instruction to the letter

Analysing this explanation, shows that i do not consider my actions and i would rather worry about it later. I am aware that this can have its good and bad points. Now that i know exactly what my personality consists of, i can now try and use my activist personality to better my learning ability and not rush into things as much. I will try to focus on the good points and overcome the bad points of being an activist.

My test showed that i am weak in the other three areas, i agree with this to a certain extent, but i know that i can be the other three ( reflector, theorist and pragmatist) if i really wanted to! This information can now help me to either change my learning process, or improve what i arleady have.