Overview and Background: Unit: Personality

 

Matt Gallagher : Cheney USD 268

Social Studies. : Psychology : Psychology

Cheney : Grades 11 - 11 : Aug. - Jun.

 

Title:	Personality
Topics:	personality concepts: their measurement and analysis
Start Date:	-

Other Designers:

 

Summary: Student will develop a real understanding of scientific explanations of personality development along with the methods psychologists use to measure personality concepts.

 

Print Materials Needed: Bernstein, Douglas A. 2000. Psychology, 5th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN #: 0-395-94503-8; current articles discussing research of personality types and their characteristics

Resources: videos/dramatizations discussing personality types and their characteristics, personality tests, web access to current research

 

Resource Attachments:	http://www.cheney268.com/SS/gallagher/psychology/psychunits/personality.htm
Internet Resource Links: Link 1:http://www.personalityresearch.org/ Link 2:http://www.apa.org/journals/psp.html

 

Notes:

 

Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

 

State:	National Standard       SOCIOCULTURAL Domain - Standard Area: Personality and Assessment
Title:	American Psychological Association: Educational Standards & Domains
Standard(s):	After concluding this unit, students understand: 1. What is meant by personality and personality constructs 2. Personality approaches and theories 3. Assessment tools used in personality

Understandings:
user	Personality is distinct to each person. Personality shapes the thoughts, feelings, and actions of each person.

 

Essential Questions:
user	How does personality take shape? How can personality be measured?

 

Knowledge and Skills:

K: the terminology & theory used to explain personality, impact of environmental factors on personality S: arrange personality types & their characteristics in a graphic organizer, structure a work environment using personality traits

 

Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

 

Assessment Summary: Students will be required to apply their knowledge of personality in an authentic career counseling model. Based on personality types, students will arrange a logical and productive work environment for a career field of their choosing, complete with hiring guidelines and productivity suggestions.

 

Task/Prompt: Personality Type:Performance Task Topics: personality concepts: their measurement and analysis Summary: Students will be required to apply their knowledge of personality in an authentic career counseling model. Based on personality types, students will arrange a logical and productive work environment for a career field of their choosing, complete with hiring guidelines and productivity suggestions. Print Materials Needed: Resources: Resource Attachments: Internet Resource Links: Link 1: Link 2: Link 3: Link 4: Link 5: Notes: Student Directions: You will demonstrate understanding of the identification and impact of personality types by applying your knowledge to the following scenario. Scenario: You are a clinical psychologist specializing in the area of personality compatibility and development. You have been hired by the organization/corporation to plan their internal personnel structure. They are counting on you as a consultant to provide the organization that will allow them to work in an efficiently. You will plan the following: 1. A model for hiring: a. personality-based skills needed for various jobs b. personality types that will compliment one another 2. A model for management: a. personality types that will offer different strengths for managing & organizing others b. rewards and incentives strategies that will motivate a variety of personality types Student projects can take the form of a paper, PowerPoint presentation, poster, 3D model, brochure-- anything that will communicate genuine understanding. Your project will ultimately consist of two parts: a written product and an oral presentation.     Rubric(s) Rubric: Personality Summary: Students will be required to apply their knowledge of personality in an authentic career counseling model. Based on personality types, students will arrange a logical and productive work environment for a career field of their choosing, complete with hiring guidelines and productivity suggestions. Trait: Project Model Performance Type: Display. Level 1: Incomplete Level 2: Fair Level 3: Good Level 4: Excellent     No explanation of personality types. No use of professional theory and terminology. No detail used communicating ideas. Little explanation of personality types. Little use of professional theory and terminology. Little detail used communicating ideas. General explanation of personality types. Some use of professional theory and terminology. Some detail used communicating ideas. Clear and detailed explanation of personality types. Consistent use of professional theory and terminology. Creative detail used communicating ideas.     Trait: Project Construction Performance Type: Process. Level 1: Incomplete Level 2: Fair Level 3: Good Level 4: Excellent     No organization. Many APA errors. Excessive spelling or grammatical errors. Lacking organization. Some APA errors. Many spelling or grammatical errors. Generally clean and organized. Few APA errors. Few spelling or grammatical errors. Very clean and organized. APA standards followed thoroughly. No spelling or grammatical errors.     Trait: Oral Presentation Performance Type: Oral. Level 1: Incomplete Level 2: Fair Level 3: Good Level 4: Excellent     Delivery is generally unprepared and distracted. Missing or unacceptable introduction or conclusion. Delivery is hindered by many filler words or nervous gestures. Lacking eye contact or reads notes. Delivery is sometimes unclear or unprepared. Rough or unclear introduction or conclusion. Delivery is somewhat hindered by use of filler words or nervous gestures. Looks at notes often or one part of the audience. Delivery is generally clear and on target. Clear introduction and conclusion. Little use of filler words or nervous gestures. Eye contact is nearly consistent with the audience. Delivery is expressive and concise. Creative use of introduction and conclusion. No use of filler words or nervous gestures. Eye contact is consistent with entire audience.

 

Other assessment evidence to be collected:
Process check
	Formative evaluations will consist of reading assignments and quizzes, constructed responses to reading and video, discussion and debates, unit test.

 

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

 

Learning Activities:

Where is the unit going? Students will demonstrate understanding of personality by applying current theory to authentic situations. This will begin by comparing the different ways that students define personality. Hook the student Administer a simple and unprofessional personality test to the class and ask students to assess its value. Ask students why this test is inadequate in measure personality. From there students will be asked to brainstorm conflicts in personality they have witnessed and experienced and explain why they exist. Equip the student, explore the subject Students will encounter terminology and research theories that begin to explain the characteristics of different personalities. Students will then be required to apply what they have learned to situations they would encounter in life. * Administer the 70 question Keirsey personality inventory to students and have them score their own results. When scores are tallied, hand out descriptions of the personality types with which students will determine the accuracy of the test. * Students working in their groups will brainstorm the following questions: What is your idea of the best and worst vacation? What type of hobbies do you enjoy? What do you like about other people? Dislike? What do you like most about school? Dislike? Students will then try to explain their answers using their knowledge of their own personality. Rethink and revise opportunities Student will begin problem solving in groups and present their performance task to the rest of the class. They will also be required to share their ideas about personality assessment with other members of their group, comparing their perception of themselves with that of those around them. Evaluate performance and progress Performance Task Students will be required to apply their knowledge of personality in an authentic career counseling model. Based on personality types, students will arrange a logical and productive work environment for a career field of their choosing, complete with hiring guidelines and productivity suggestions. Scenario: You are a clinical psychologist specializing in the area of personality compatibility and development. You have been hired by the organization/corporation to plan their internal personnel structure. They are counting on you as a consultant to provide the organization that will allow them to work in an efficiently. You will plan the following: 1. A model for hiring: a. personality-based skills needed for various jobs b. personality types that will compliment one another 2. A model for management: a. personality types that will offer different strengths for managing & organizing others b. rewards and incentives strategies that will motivate a variety of personality types Student projects can take the form of a paper, PowerPoint presentation, poster, 3D model, brochure-- anything that will communicate genuine understanding. Student projects can take the form of a paper, PowerPoint presentation, poster, 3D model, brochure-- anything that will communicate genuine understanding. Your project will ultimately consist of two parts: a written product and an oral presentation.