Books on Education

Through her extensive use of the MBTI instrument in college counseling and in private practice, Judith Provost, Ph.D., shares her counseling experiences with 18 clients representing all 16 types and a wide range of ages.

An exciting new book from an author well-versed in psychological type and its various applications. Here Kise explores the keys for how change can be facilitated so that everyone involved gets the most out of the process and the results.

An ideal resource for principles, teachers, superintendents, and those involved with leadership in schools. Differentiated School Leadership demostrates how an understanding of personality and leadership styles can help individuals and team members work together more effectively.

This new, comprehensive resource by Jane Kise, author of Differentiated Coaching and Find Your Fit, presents an easy-to-implement, usable framework that assists K-12 teachers in achieving success in the classroom.

It’s not easy being a teen. Looking back on those days we often say, "If only I knew then what I know now." That statement resonates even more when we think about all the insights gained from our knowledge of personality type.

Written to help teachers bridge the gap between their teaching techniques and the needs of their students. Shows teachers how to identify the strengths and potential limitations of their own natural teaching styles and explains why certain styles are more effective with some students than others.

Written for high school students, this is a book about the unique ways they like to learn, think, and act as they go through life.

Written at the elementary school level, Exploring Personality Type: Discovering My Best and Your Best is about how students might like to learn, think, and act.

Written for middle and junior high school students, this is a book about how students like to learn, think, and act. Exploring Personality Type: Discovering My Strengths and Stretches can be used to help students better understand their MMTIC® results both in the classroom and at home.

The college search can be both exciting and stressful for students and their families. With this unfamiliar journey unfolding, parents and students can choose from many college guides that offer statistics and opinions about the process of selecting a college.

Based on the ground-breaking LifeKeys guides to self-discovery, this book is an ideal tool for parents, counselors, youth pastors, and Christian schools seeking a resource to help guide teens, age 15 and up, through tumultuous times.

This fun, practical workbook distills key information and exercises from Find Your Fit into a comprehensive career exploration tool for teenagers.

“In the zone” – we know it when it happens, especially if we just let go. Our senses are heightened, our minds are clear, our vision is focused, and everything blends in a way that makes our work seem almost effortless.

Every day teachers are faced with a sea of expectant faces—each with a different way of seeing and learning. How can we motivate and empower every one of these young people to reach their highest potential? In Great Minds Don’t Think Alike! education experts Diane Payne and Sondra VanSant provide the ultimate lesson plan for transforming classrooms into places where every child becomes engaged in the learning process.

We all learn in a variety of ways–some of us learn by seeing, some by listening, and some by doing. No matter what your learning preference, this insightful booklet will help you make the most of your learning opportunities.

Prepare high school and college students for the rigorous academic and social aspects of university life. This booklet describes how a student's MBTI® type can affect learning styles, study habits, test taking, roommate and personal relationships, and stress in the college environment.

The Introduction to Type® Library is wonderful reference for professionals who work with type and for students exploring the applications of the MBTI® instrument.

Written by law school professors and psychological type experts Don and Martha Peters, Juris Types: Learning Law Through Self-Understanding goes beyond general study tips to help you find learning strategies ideally suited to your unique personality.

Written for both students and teachers, this book helps gain insight into personal learning styles in order to develop more effective study and test-taking strategies and help teachers facilitate learning.

The Looking at Type® series includes one each of Looking at Type®: The Fundamentals, Looking at Type® and Careers, Looking at Type® and Learning Styles, Looking at Type® and Spirituality, and Looking at Type® in the Workplace.

MBTI® Type Tables for College Majors is a resource for people who are interested in the relationship between personality and education, specifically how personality types are attracted to specific college majors.

Includes a general introduction to type and the Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children® (MMTIC®) assessment. The development, administration, and scoring of the MMTIC assessment are explained, along with information on the reliability and validity of the instrument.

Every student knows, and almost every teacher has forgotten, that the personality of the teacher is a crucial component of every class.

People’s behavior often seems randomly varied—but according to Carl G. Jung, behavior actually follows patterns.

Contains suggested approaches to help procrastinators overcome the often obstructive pattern of putting off tasks. An oft-mentioned assumption that perceiving types are the procrastinators is not the case! This booklet discusses how different types procrastinate and how each can strengthen qualities that eliminate procrastination.

In this new edition of Statistics and Measurement: An Introduction, Ray Zeissett offers a fresh approach to the study of statistical research with step-by-step instructions, practical definitions of key terms, and quizzes to test understanding.

The next step after giving high school or college students their MBTI® results! A practical nuts-and-bolts approach to understanding learning styles and strategy differences.

Every student learns differently. The Chemistry of Personality is every teacher's invaluable guide to a powerful and simple method of understanding such diversity, exploring a positive approach to personality differences with their students, and using effective teaching methods that reach and engage every young mind.

Everyone wins when personality type enters the picture in the education process. Teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and students learn there are many paths to success, and embracing differences yields a love of learning that carries on for life.

Author and artist Diane Farris uses innovative photography to illustrate four charming tales about canine friends Millie and Momo.

Author and artist Diane Farris uses innovative photography to illustrate four charming tales about canine friends Millie and Momo.

The initial development of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument was based, in large measure, on data collected on college campuses.

In this teachers guide to the type verification process author Elizabeth Murphy gives a clear and concise road map for teachers to successfully use the Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children® (MMTIC®) assessment with their students.

Learn how to break writer's block and reduce writing anxiety through the power of psychological type. This practical and enjoyable workbook helps make the writing process easier and more effective through an abundance of tools, examples, and exercises.