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Personality and Patterns
The Patterns Mirror
Measures four opposing pairs of preferences: the source of energy, the way information is taken in, the decision style, and the organizing pattern.
32 items
10 minutes
8 dimensions
Secondary and above
What it measures
Explains behaviors that get misread: the silent student is not disengaged, and the one who puts things off is not necessarily careless.
How to read the result
Array
Before administering
Make it clear that every pattern has its strength and that there is no "better" pattern.
Its limits
A two-way classification of traits that come in degrees. No fateful decision is built on it, and it is not used to split students into permanent groups.
Its dimensions
- ExtraversionWhen high: They draw their energy from interacting with people.
- IntroversionWhen high: They recover their energy in quiet and reflection.
- SensingWhen high: They trust the concrete, the details and the steps.
- IntuitionWhen high: They see patterns, possibilities and the big picture.
- ThinkingWhen high: They decide by logic and analysis.
- FeelingWhen high: They decide with an eye to the impact on people.
- JudgingWhen high: They prefer the plan, the decision and the deadlines.
- PerceivingWhen high: They prefer flexibility and open options.
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