MAILING LISTS

Using learning style inventory as one of the criteria might have some
merit....when used with caution


Using it as the only criteria would likely be unwise....the literature is
unkind to learning styles inventories in general....almost all not
reliable....almost all not valid.....there are are a few exceptions (Felders
Inventory)


We use myers-briggs in some courses and one of the criteria.....in spite of
what the literature says

jim


> From: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:37:08 -0500
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Forming teams with the Big Five personality traits
> 
> Friends,
> 
> Over the last couple semesters, I have helped a fellow on campus here organize
> his 345 students into teams using the "Big Five Inventory"  (BFI).  The BFI is
> a personality meta-inventory, that boils down hundreds of other personality
> inventories into five main factors.  The factors are:
> 
> 1. Extraversion
> 2. Agreeableness
> 3. Openness
> 4. Conscientiousness
> 5. Neuroticism (emotional stability)
> 
> More info on the BFI here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits)
> 
> Anyhoo, I made a Blackboard test of the 44 item short-form BFI instrument.
> Once students have taken the test, we download the results into Excel, and run
> a little macro I made that calculates BFI scores for each student.  A little
> tweaking with Excel's "Sort & Filter" and:  TaDAH!  Well-rounded teams.
> 
> For your team-formation delight, I have attached everything you need to do
> this (as long as you use Blackboard at your campus AND you have Excel 2007 or
> later).
> 
> 1) The Blackboard test (which I "exported" and you can "import" into your
> class).
> 2) The Excel sheet with macro in it (you must have Excel 2007 or
> later--earlier versions won't work).
> 3) A little handout I made to walk you through the process, screenshot by
> screenshot.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> -M
> 
> 
> Michael Sweet, Ph.D.
> Faculty Development Specialist
> Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
> University of Texas Austin
> MAI 2206 * (512) 232-1775
> 
> "Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible." - Todd
> Witaker
> 
>