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Learning
Style Profile for ISTP
(The
Investigator)
| ISTPs
learn best by analyzing, doing and memorizing, and are interested in the
practical use to which they can put ideas.
They learn in a
seemingly disorderly manner, acquiring facts and practical knowledge bit by bit.
When interested in a subject, they devote their attention to it until they have
understood it fully. Though not academic in the sense of seeking knowledge for
its own sake, they quickly master subjects that are sufficiently technical or
detailed, and often the more complex and demanding the subject, the greater they
enjoy it. They are particularly interested in discovering how things work.
They learn best
alone or in small groups, where they can experiment, watch demonstrations, or be
set practical problems. They benefit from short presentations, ’on-the-job’
training, and experiential workshops. Demonstrations and practical examples are
of more use to ISTPs than theory, discussion or reading, since they tend to
mistrust talk and abstract
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As
learners, ISTPs:
- are
less interested in theories than in practical facts
- prefer hands-on
training
- learn in a step by
step fashion
- good at
memorization, categorization and analysis
- learn best when the
subject is intellectually or technically complex
- prefer to learn by
demonstration, practical experience, analysis, observation, research or
investigation
- need evidence or
proof when learning new facts
- may need to
organise their learning more productively
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ISTPs
learn best when:
- encountering
new problems or opportunities from which to learn
- listening and
observing, e.g. watching how other people do things, listening to a lecture or
presentation, taking notes
- encouraged to
research, explore, investigate and collect information
- allowed to absorb
ideas at their own pace and to digest them thoroughly before acting on them or
making decisions
- being presented
with logical, coherent arguments
- allowed to absorb
ideas at their own pace and digest them thoroughly before acting on them or
making decisions
- can link what they
are learning to 'real-world' problems
- they can put into
practice what they have learnt
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ISTPs
learn least well and may be demotivated when:
- personal growth are
valued above skill, competence and attention to detail
- having to take
centre stage or being put 'under the spotlight'
- presented with too
many distractions or alternatives
- involved in
situations which require spur-of-the-moment action and decision-making
- there is too much
theory, generalization or ambiguity
- not given clear
guidance or set clear goals
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