A Preliminary Study on the Implications of Personality Types in Computing Education

  • Camila C. Paixão UFAM
  • Luiz Leandro Fortaleza UFAM
  • Tayana Conte UFAM

Abstract


When dealing with computing teaching methodology it is possible to innovate taking into account that different approaches affect the student development. In this context, this paper aims to consider and start a discussion, based on the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) indicator, about how much the student's psychological profiles and their individual characteristics may affect the computing teaching

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Published
2012-07-16
PAIXÃO, Camila C.; FORTALEZA, Luiz Leandro; CONTE, Tayana. A Preliminary Study on the Implications of Personality Types in Computing Education. In: WORKSHOP ON COMPUTING EDUCATION (WEI), 20. , 2012, Curitiba/PR. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2012 . p. 210-219. ISSN 2595-6175.