1. Welcome to your Portfolio Midterm!
There are three sections to your midterm. Please read instructions in each section and
follow the directions.
Section One:
By
Gregory Bazile
It is important that you make a commitment to succeed in your college education. A
good way to finish what you start is to start well! In one paragraph or more write what
your intentions (right under this paragraph) are for this class and your college education.
Intention statements are commitments you make to do a specific task or to take a
certain action. Remember to be effective your Intention Statements must begin with "I
will" or "I intend to" NEVER "I WILL TRY". Saying you will try is not good enough to
bring about change.
I intend to pass this class with at least a C or higher. What I have planned for my
college education is to receive my degree as a Physical therapist assistant (PTA)
but that is not my main goal. I have learned that having a fixed wage and hours
related to a job is not something I want to pursue. The PTA is like my back up
plan my main goal is to own my own business and be my own boss.

2. Section Two: There are three Learning Style inventories in this section. Please
read the instructions and follow the directions for each:
One tool that students find most valuable is discussed in Chapter 1 and that is
DISCOVERING HOW YOU LEARN. This information will help you to take advantage of
your strengths and shore up your weaknesses in both school and daily living situations.
Knowing this information will help you choose activities that match your learning style. It
will also help you understand why you struggle with some activities, professors, and
courses and not others. You may also begin to understand why you get along, or work
better with some individuals than others (it may help explain why you might disagree
with those you are close to as well).
Learning Style Assignment #1: VARK
Refresher - VARK is a questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their learning
preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and give-
out information. Here is your assignment:
1. Copy and paste or type your VARK results.
Your scores were:
• Visual: 7
• Aural: 10
• Read/Write: 4
Kinesthetic: 10
2. Now answer the following questions:
a. What are your two highest VARK scores? Aural and Kinesthetic
b. What are your two lowest VARK scores? Visual, Read and write
c. Read the Help Study Sheet a Guide to Learning Styles at:
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=helpsheets
Click on each of the Leaning styles and read the study strategies.

3. d. Use one or more of the Learning Styles study strategies that you feel
would be most helpful to you and write a paragraph about each of the
following:
1. taking in information; For a Kinesthetic having information that is
relatable is a key way of remembering the information. I would
remember real things that happened things of interest that are
concrete and relevant. The use of plenty of examples discussing the
topic with another person and using illustration as a tool can benefit
you in taking in information.
2. using information for effective learning; for a Aural to use information
effectively there are a lot of activities we can do. For example
imagining a conversation with the professor can help you recollect
important information. Practicing writing answers to old exam
questions and also reading out loud or in your head can be very
effective when your using the information for effective learning.
3. communicating more effectively; listening to the person who is
speaking, asking questions through out a conversation and
understanding his or her point of view can help a Aural communicate
more effectively
4. performing well in tests and examinations. For a kinesthetic to perform
well in a test reenacting the test is the best possible course. Writing
answers and paragraphs related to the test or exams would help you
perform above average or better.

4. Learning Style Assignment #2: Myers/Briggs
The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory is to
make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and
useful in people’s lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random
variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic
differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment.
1. Do the following:
a. Copy and paste or type your Score and Personality Type:
Score:
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
56 12 50 1
Personality Type: INTJ
b. Since you have taken the Jung Test and know what your personality type
is go to this Website: http://www.personalitypage.com/html/portraits.html
to Identify careers for your Jung Personality Type – you will see a list
of Personality Type Portraits.
What is your Personality Type Portrait?
Answer: The thinker
c. Next click on what your Personality Type is; a new window will open. Read
your Personality Type Portrait.
d. After reading the “Personality Type Portrait;” go to careers to learn some
of the careers that are possible for your personality type.
• To do this: at the bottom of the article in the center of the page you will see this
image  click on the image to open the careers for your personality type, a
new window will open. What are the careers paths possible for your personality
type?
• Scientists - especially Physics, Chemistry
• Photographers
• Strategic Planners
• Mathematicians
• University Professors

5. • Computer Programmers, Systems Analysts, Computer Animation and
Computer Specialists
• Technical Writers
• Engineers
• Lawyers / Attorneys
• Judges
• Forensic Research
• Forestry and Park Rangers
e.

6. Learning Style Assignment #2: Myers/Briggs (Continued)
2. Now answer the following questions:
a. Do you agree or disagree with the results – why or why not
Answer: yes, because im a very rational person I use facts and ideas
above intuition and gut feelings. I always way out my options to see which
option would give me a preferred result.
b. Do these careers match the careers you have chosen for yourself?
Answer: some of the careers that was given does interest me and
matches my personality however the amount of time to get a degree in
each of these jobs is to long.
c. If no, will you change your career choice?
Answer: yes, I will try to find something that better fits my patience
d. What can you do with this information?
Answer: I can use this information as a reference when I choose my
major.

7. Learning Style Assignment #3: True Colors:
Are you a thinker, always analyzing, like a GREEN? Do you prefer inspiring people and
building their self-esteem as a BLUE? Are you the responsible one who is always on
time and keeping everyone else on time like GOLD? Or do you thrive on entertaining
and persuading people, like an ORANGE? Take the FREE quiz now and find out what
color you are. True Colors, a personality system, has been around since 1979 when
Don Lowry modeled it as a graphical presentation of both Keirsey’s Temperament and
the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The True Colors descriptions are listed at the end of
this document.
Learn how to:
Discover your unique gifts and talents
Soar with your strengths
Discover your passion
Express your heart and soul in what you do
Increase self-esteem, creating a positive, clear self-image
Become successful in spite of your fears
Do the test at the website: http://www.truecolorscareer.com/quiz.asp
After you have completed the test:
1. What is dominant color (your highest score).
Answer: Green
NEXT: Open and read the PowerPoint Presentation that is attached to
this assignment.
2. After reading the PowerPoint Presentation: Choose a color that is different
from your dominant color and explain how you would handle the following
situations: Gold
A. Plan a trip to Europe.
Answer: make a schedule for everyday we will be in Europe, hand it
out to everyone so they will be well organized and on the same
page.
B. Diffuse an argument at work with an irate co-worker.
Answer: I would probably listen to both sides and try to make them
see the others perspective.
C. Communicate with a supervisor, whose ethnicity is different from
yours, to solve a scheduling problem.

8. Answer: just make sure I try my best to explain the problem and the
solution I found .

9. The National Student Success Institute The National Student Success Institute
Section Three: Emotional Intelligence Activity: Tapping into Emotions
Directions: The following are examples adapted from Joshua Freedman's At the Heart
of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence. He argues that we often
experience emotions in a pattern. For example, similar situations will trigger a type of
response. It will help us, he argues, if we learn to recognize the pattern and to dig
deeper to explore the reasons why we feel the way we do. Then, we should look for the
wisdom in the situation and response; in other words, we should look for a lesson to learn
to improve ourselves.
Using the following "typical" college student examples, reflect on your emotional
reaction to these types of situations and what you think the wisdom, or lesson, is in
each.
1. EMOTION: DISCOMFORT
TYPICAL SITUATION: You walk into a class for the first time and the professor
seems uninterested to teach or uninteresting in general. You suddenly get worried that
you will not enjoy this class—and you have to have it for your degree.
YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THIS SITUATION: well in my experience I can
associate this situation with many of my classes but I never worry about
failing because passing this class depends on me in the end.
THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED: don’t judge a book by its cover, most first
impression can be deceiving always keep a positive attitude.

10. 2. EMOTION: ANXIETY/FEAR
TYPICAL SITUATION: You walk into class where the professor explains everything that
you are going to do this semester. He talks about a 15-page research paper, field studies,
and weekly journals. You don't even have access to a computer.
YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THIS SITUATION: when I have a class that is already
mentioning a hugfe amount of work that I know I will not be interested in. I usually
end up failing.
THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED:
Being well prepared and organized can help plenty in these situations so you
wont feel overwhelmed.

11. 3. EMOTION: EXCITEMENT
TYPICAL SITUATION: You find out that you won a scholarship that will pay for books,
tuition, and fees when you transfer to a four-year university next semester. You can't
wait to share the good news with your family because they were having a hard time
helping support you while you were in college.
YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THIS SITUATION: I never experienced this before so I
have no personal input.
THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED: hard work and patience will pay off.

12. 4. EMOTION: JOY
TYPICAL SITUATION: You have taken your last final exam and will be graduating next
week in front of your family, friends, and co-workers—and a few people who thought
you wouldn't make it. You have a job ready and waiting for you in your field of study.
While the pay may not be high, it offers great opportunities for advancement. Your two
children are proud to tell everyone that their mom has a college degree, and you know
that they will be more likely to attend college because you did.
YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THIS SITUATION: I personally never been in this sort
of situation
THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED: the lesson I would find in this would be that
rather you notice it or not people younger than you subconsciously influenced
by your actions.