Relationships Among Behavior-personality Variables, Preferred Learning Strategies, and Learner Characteristics in the Workplace

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the behavior/personality and learning strategy profiles and their relationships among individuals in the corporate workforce in Oklahoma. The study was descriptive and used a self-report questionnaire methodology. The concept of needs-driven behavior/personality was measured with the DiSC Personal Profiles System 2800 Series. The concept of preferred learning strategy was measured with Assessing the Learning Strategies of Adults (ATLAS). Data were also collected on six demographic variables. The sample consisted of 124 participants from financial, information, and manufacturing industries in Oklahoma City, OK. The behavior/personality profile of the workforce participants indicated approximately 70% of the participants clustered in 5 of the 16 identified profile patterns for the DiSC. Chi-square analysis of the learning strategy profile indicated that the distribution of this sample was different from the ATLAS norms. Crosstab analysis for DiSC by the demographic vari

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