Online Learners and Their Learning Strategies

Abstract

The authors have used the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®), a personality assessment tool, to look at online learning styles. MBTI is briefly explained and some work on how MBTI has been applied to online behavior in general is outlined. The article describes and discusses an experiment that looked at how adult learners made use of their MBTI type to cope with the challenges of learning in an online environment. Results of the experiment are presented and some tentative conclusions are drawn. The authors go on to provide notes related to the four psychological dimensions of the MBTI that might be useful to course designers, course facilitators, and students. The article concludes with a brief discussion of where further work might prove useful.

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