Murphy-Meisgeier Type indicator for Children, MMTIC

Murphy-Meisgeier Type indicator for Children, MMTIC
by Tracy Harrington-Atkinson
on April 28, 2018

Murphy-Meisgeier Type indicator for Children, MMTICThe Murphy-Meisgeier Type indicator for Children or MMTIC is based on the 60 years of research which is the underlying version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The MBTI, of course, is the world’s most used widely used personality type assessment. MMTIC, the children’s version has been used in schools for almost 25 years. The most recent studies have culminated in the most accurate version of this tool and it has demonstrated high levels of reliability and validity. It is accompanied by a vast array of support materials as well. The child can take the test online or they can take the test through pen and paper means. The reports are actually written directly to the students. There are three different levels of the assessments:

  • the elementary, ages 7 to 11
  • middle school, 11 to 14 years old
  • high school, ages 14 to 18
The most common question then is:
  • What does the Murphy-Meisgeier Type indicator for Children (MMTIC) do?
  • What does it show?
  • What are the results?

It’s going to show the same things that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator does. The results will list how the child gains their energy. Are they an extrovert or an introvert? How is their information taken in? Sensing or intuition? Then, of course, how are their decisions made? Are they thinking or feeling? Lastly, how does the child relate to the outer world or bring things to a closure?  Judging and perceiving.

The MMTIC offers a great opportunity for both parents and teachers to have a full appreciation of a child’s personality and preferences. It reduces some conflicts that a child might have with in relationships as well as really facilitating greater success at school and with friendships. This is a wonderful way to improve relationships between children, parents, teachers and administrators as well as anyone else with whom they wish to build relationships.

 



Why discover a personality type for a child?

I know that’s a great question but we want to make sure that we give the children the best possible start in life. We want to make sure that everything that’s possible for them is. We want to give them information so they can cope effectively in this world and make their way through it. We want to also make sure that we give this information to teachers, relatives and friends so that they can understand. It is also because our children may have different motivators and energy than we have as educators and parents. Understanding the differences between their personality type and ours is going to help us to communicate with the child. Personal learning strategies and teaching approaches used by teachers may not work for them because they have different personality types.
How much more effectively could we support a child if we had a better understanding of their personality?
How much more helpful could teachers be if they understood a child’s learning strengths?
A young person’s personality type is still developing. The general rule for most accurate results for the MBTI is 14 years old. This indicates that the Murphy-Meisgeier Type indicator for Children will be accurate to a point. When the children are meeting with a counselor to go through their type information they need to realize and help the child to understand that this type may not be forever firm. This is especially true when we’re looking at those function in pairs (sensing/intuition and feeling/thinking). However, when we look at the extraversion/introversion and judging/perceiving, these are more reliable. They tend to not change much which makes us able to say that they’re more accurate and will probably continue to be this accurate throughout their lives.
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Where is the Murphy-Meisgeier Type indicator for Children, MMTIC available?

Ask your school counselor.  Even if you homeschool and your child is not part of a public school, the administration office at the school can at least give you a referral.

 

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Tracy Harrington AtkinsonBy Tracy Atkinson

Tracy Atkinson, mother of six, lives in the Midwest with her husband and spirited long-haired miniature 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 passion is researching, studying and investigating the attributes related to self-directed learners and learning styles. She has published several titles, including MBTI Learning Styles: A Practical Approach, The Art of Learning Journals, Calais: The Annals of the Hidden, Lemosa: The Annals of the Hidden, Book Two, Rachel’s 8 and Securing Your Tent. She is currently working on a non-fiction text exploring the attributes of self-directed learners: The Five Characteristics of Self-directed Learners. Check out her courses on Udemy.

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