Table 4.3 > MBTI Types and Study Strategies
CharacteristicsActionsStudy Strategies
Extraversion
  • Act on your plan.
  • Do whatever it takes.
  • Create note cards and outlines.
  • Form or join study groups.
  • If you are working on a paper, start writing now.
Introversion
  • Think it through.
  • Before you take any action, carefully review everything.
  • Create mind maps.
  • Study independently.
  • Find a quiet study space.
Sensing
  • Get the facts.
  • Use sensing to find and learn the facts.
  • Look for the evidence for what is being said.
  • Use diagrams and outlines.
  • Take notes and create flash cards.
Intuition
  • Get the ideas.
  • Identify the reasons for facts being presented.
  • Use intuition to consider what those facts mean.
  • Determine what concepts and ideas are being supported by those facts.
  • Think about the implications.
  • Study in blocks of time.
  • Use your creativity.
  • Consider the big picture.
Thinking
  • Critically analyze.
  • Use thinking to analyze the pros and cons of what is being presented.
  • Identify the gaps in the evidence.
  • Focus on the logic of the presented information.
  • Determine if the facts really support the conclusions.
  • Think of alternative explanations.
Feeling
  • Make informed value judgments.
  • Determine the importance of the material.
  • Form your personal opinion.
  • Find connections in the material.
  • Study with strong and motivated students.
Judging
  • Organize and plan.
  • Don't just plan in your head, either; write your plan down, in detail.
  • Study in an organized environment.
  • Try different study strategies.
  • Keep your notes organized.
Perceiving
  • Change your plan as needed.
  • Be flexible.
  • Expect the unexpected.
  • Figure out what's wrong, then come up with another plan and start following that.
  • Keep a calendar and mark it with deadlines.
  • Complete tasks.
  • Don't give up easily.
  • Don't procrastinate.