ESFP (Extraversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving) Learning Style

Outgoing, friendly, and accepting. Exuberant lovers of life, people, and material comforts. Enjoy working with others to make things happen. Bring common sense and a realistic approach to their work, and make work fun. Flexible and spontaneous, adapt readily to new people and environments. Learn best by trying a new skill with other people.

~Excerpted from Introduction to Type®

by Isabel Briggs Myers

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Frequency

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 The estimated frequency table was compiled from a variety of MBTI® results from 1972 through 2002, including data banks at the Center for Applications of Psychological Type; CPP, Inc; and Stanford Research Institute (SRI).

Learner Keyword: adaptive and responsive¹

Learner Question

ESFPs, while learning, address the question, “Am I enjoying this?”²

Learning Style

ESFPs are practical learners above all else. They ESFPs prefer practical applications and real-world experiences. Although ESFPs possess an incredible wealth of information and general knowledge, they still need a logical flow for the knowledge to be integrated into existing schemas.

ESFPs are highly social, needing interactions and to be physically active in learning. They are observant and spontaneous. They value new experiences and verbally processing information.

ESFPs are driven by the educational possibility of using knowledge to bring joy to others.

Cognitive Environment

ESFPs prefer to learn in a fast-paced, interactive environment with frequent breaks and possibilities for physical activity. They enjoy excitement and drama. Short presentations appeal to this interactive learner along with a variety of sensory stimulating instructional methodologies. Using a variety of interactive learning opportunities such as discussions, debates, contests, educational games and group work solidify knowledge.

Despite these interactive venues, ESFPs need a high amount of structure, objectives and guidelines. They prefer to accurately understand what is expected of them, enjoying rubrics, objectives and feedback from their instructor.

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ESFPs are concrete, visual learners. They need a time during class to ask questions.

ESFPs are most comfortable:

• Knowing the expectations required of their work and classroom mores
• Group activities and continual interaction
• Field trips are highly beneficial for the ESFP.
• Practicing skills
• Experiencing and doing things
• Problem-solving, especially new, intriguing and novel problems
• Having a practical application to their lives
• Being the center of attention

ESFPs are least comfortable:

• Observing, passive environments
• Too much time for reflection, pondering and quiet
• Theory
• Discussions without guidelines
• Detailed-tasks
• Independent work
• Theory and abstract rules

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Click on one of the sixteen personality types for more information:

• ENFJ
  

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• ENFP
• ENTJ
• ENTP
• ESFP
• ESFJ
• ESTP
• ESTJ
• INFJ
• INTJ
• INFP
• INTP
• ISFP
• ISTP
• ISFJ
• ISTJ

Click on one of these dimension for more information:

• Extraverted
• Introverted
• Sensing
• Intuition
• Thinking
• Feeling
• Judging
• Perceiving

For other learning styles: MBTI Learning Styles – A Practical Approach Available in paperback; Kindle; and pdf versions

For other learning styles: MBTI Learning Styles – A Practical Approach Available in paperback; Kindle; and pdf versions

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Tracy Atkinson is certified in Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) by CPP, Inc. The findings on learning styles derive from research, experience and observations.

Tracy Atkinson, a mother of six, lives in the Midwest with her husband and spirited dachshunds. She is a teacher, having taught elementary school to higher education, holding degrees in elementary education and a master’s in higher education. Her passions include researching, studying and investigating the attributes of self-directed learners. She has published several titles, including: The Art of Learning Journals, Calais: The Annals of the Hidden, Rachel’s 8 and Securing Your Tent. She is currently exploring the attributes of self-directed learners: The Five Characteristics of Self-Directed Learners.