Sternberg Thinking Style Scenarios

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Sternberg Thinking Style Scenarios

• Trent University Disability Services

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Academic Scenario

• When I am about to write a story/essay for
  English class, I prefer to
• Make up my own story with my own characters and
  my own plot?
• Compare, evaluate and criticize previous writers
  ideas and then write my own story?
• Follow the teachers advice on how to compose a
  story?

Legislative Judicial Executive
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Academic Scenario

• When I am studying for History
• I try to understand and evaluate the actions of
  history figures.
• I imagine how I would act under the same
  historical circumstances
• I understand that I have to learn a certain
  amount of information even if I am not interested
  in the topic.

Judicial Legislative Executive
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Extra Curricular Activities

• In school I usually
• Participate in a number of school related clubs
  and/or sports teams.
• Go my own way, I do not like organized clubs or
  teams.
• Despite wanting to participate I complain that
  the teams and clubs dont fit my interests or
  likes.

Executive Legislative Judicial
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Non-Academic Scenario Hair Style?

• When I decide on a style for my hair, I
• Create my own style.
• Copy a hair style from a book or magazine (with
  some minor changes)?
• Let my hairstylist or parent choose a style for
  me?

Legislative Judicial Executive
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Non-Academic Scenario Clothing?

• I like new clothes that
• Are different from what everybody else is
  wearing I create my own style.
• Similar to what my closest friends are wearing.
• That make a statement or a stand for a cause for
  example I dont wear logos (i.e. Nike) because of
  how these clothes are made in third-world
  countries.

Legislative Executive Judicial
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Group Learning Exercise

• Think of a hockey team and determine if the
  following members of the team are Legislative,
  Executive or Judicial.
• Centre
• Forwards
• Defencemen
• Coaches
• Goalie