Estrella Garcia is an eighteen-year-old student at the University of Denver (DU) studying accounting. She works at MH Specialty Services. She is currently undecided in what her career will be, but knows it will be in the accounting industry. She became interested in accounting during high school. She took a class in which she learned how to do her taxes and loved it. Through this class, she learned how much she loves the accounting industry and decided to pursue this in college. She decided to go to DU because it has always been her dream school. She heard that DU has an outstanding accounting and law program which helped sway her to attend.
Estrella is from Colorado. She grew up in Commerce City with four siblings. She has a sixteen-year-old sister, fourteen-year-old brother, thirteen-year-old sister, and a six-year-old sister. She went to Adams City High School. In high school, she was involved in soccer, tennis, and a Korean club. Estrella is very interested in Korean Culture, she frequently listens to KPop (Korean Pop) and watches KDramas (Korean Dramas). She was introduced to Korean culture through one of her friends. In addition to Korean culture, another one of her hobbies is dance. She will dance to anything, but she loves to dance to KPop and learn the choreographies to it. In addition to listening to KPop, she also loves to listen to Spanish music. Estrella’s favorite movie is Wonder Woman, and her favorite book is The Giver. While she doesn’t have a favorite band, she is enamored with boy bands.
Estrella is very well cultured. In addition to being interested in Korean culture she also speaks Korean. Additionally, she speaks Spanish and is currently learning French. While she loves Colorado, she is anxious to travel. She hopes to travel to London, France, and South Korea. She wants to travel to London because of a few reasons. As mentioned above, she loves boy bands and would love to see the country that One Direction emerged from. Another reason she would like to visit London is because of the accents. She loves British accents and would delight in being able to hear it everywhere around her. One of the main reasons she would like to visit South Korea is because of her love for KPop, but also because she would love to see and experience the culture. The other place she would like to travel is France. She is currently learning French which is one of the reasons she would love to visit. She believes it would greatly improve her fluency in the language. Additionally, there are so many great places to visit in France.
Estrella Garcia is a very well cultured, determined, and kind student at DU. She will be very successful during her time at DU as well as when she graduates and pursues her career in accounting.
Quiz Results
Estrella took three different personality tests during class which reveal a lot about her personality, thinking styles, and learning habits. Estrella’s left and right hemispheres of her brain are in perfect harmony, she is a tactile learner, and her strongest intelligences are musical, bodily-kinesthetic, and logical-mathematical.
The first test that Estrella took was a left-brain/right-brain quiz. This quiz would tell you if you think more left-brained or right-brained. According to the quiz site, psychtests.com, left-brained people typically are more organized and systematic while right brained people are more creative and intuitive. Estrella scored a 42 on this test. A score of 50 means your right and left hemisphere are perfectly balanced. Less than 50 means you lean more to the left-brain side and more than 50 means you lean more towards the right brain side. So, Estrella leans a little bit to the left-brained side. It is not a surprising result that Estrella’s right and left hemisphere are almost perfectly balanced. Her major is accounting which is an obvious left-brain type of career. Accounting is very systematic and mathematical. However, Estrella is also very creative. She loves dance and culture which is very much a right brain characteristic. The results that that both hemispheres of her brain work together to create a well-balanced version of herself. This makes decision making and problem solving a great strength of hers. She can look at the facts, but still be able to trust her gut to make good decisions. She also has a good balance of planning and spontaneity. Overall, Estrella is a very balanced person.
The second test that Estrella took was a learning styles test. This test determined the best learning methods for a person. Estrella tested as a tactile learner. This means that she learns best when doing physical learning actives. She learns best from doing tangible things. This helps her remember what she has learned better. Helpful ways for her to study is group studying, flash cards, and roleplaying. This all helps her to better understand the material that she is learning. On the other hand, reading is an unhelpful learning tool to her. It can be quite boring and difficult understand as well.
The third test that Estrella took was a multiple intelligences test. In this test, there are seven different intelligences that are measured: linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial-visual, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. This test is designed to test how strong a person is in each of these areas. One of the key points that needs to be recognized in this test is that each person has a set of intelligences, not just one. Some, however, are stronger than others. This test helps show how people best learn and develop. Estrella tested with a 29 in musical, 24 in logical-mathematical, 24 in bodily-kinesthetic, 23 in intrapersonal, 23 in linguistic, 22 in interpersonal, and 18 in spatial-visual. This means that her strongest intelligences are music, logical-mathematic, and bodily- kinesthetic. This is very reflective and affirms her left brain/right brain test. Musical is very right brained, but logical-mathematical is very left brained. This affirms the balance described in the other test. Additionally, it shows she is very balanced in general. This test has a max score of 40 and she has a range of 11 points in her scores. In general, all her scores are very close to each other which shows how well balanced she is. According to the test analysis her musical strength means that she has a strong sense of how sound and feeling relate. The preferred learning style for this strength is through music, sounds, and rhythm. Also, some examples of good jobs that she will thrive in with this skill are musician, singer, composer, DJ, and many others. Another strength she has is bodily-kinesthetic which means she has strong body movement control and eye body coordination. Jobs that she will prosper in with this strength are dancer, athlete, actress, chef, soldier, and many other physical jobs. To learn best with this strength, she should have physical experiences and movements. This is synonymous with the learning style test. She tested as a tactile learner which is also heavily reflected in the multiple intelligences test. Physical learning is a great strength of hers. Another strength of hers is logical-mathematical. This strength means that she is a very logical thinker, easily recognizes patters, and is good at analyzing problems. This is not surprising considering she is an accounting major. Jobs she would thrive in with this strength are scientist, engineer, analyst, accountant, banker, statistician, and many others. The best way for her to utilize this strength to learn is with numbers and logic. Estrella is very well balanced in her strengths. It is obvious that she is a well-rounded person. Additionally, it is great that she chose a career path that complements one of her best strengths, logical-mathematical. This test did a great job of showing the many strengths that Estrella possesses.
Estrella’s test results appear to be accurate. The benefit of taking multiple personality tests is that you can cross reference. These tests complement each other and show similar strengths and learning strategies.
My Reflections
The article, “Science of Learning: Debunking the Myth About Left-Brain/Right-Brain Learning Styles” explores the idea that left brain/right brain tests are a myth. I agree with this idea. In general, I believe most personality tests are a waste of time. The reason tests like these are successful is because it gives information out that is so general that it is relatable for most people. With the left brain/right brain test specifically, I agree that a test should not dictate the way that a person learns best. Like the article said, it can affect how a person perceives their ability succeed doing certain things. It does not set a person up for success. Tests like this tell people that won’t do something well before they may have tried. It also provides students with an excuse to perform poorly in certain subjects. This gives students an easy way out without even trying to succeed in the area that they are supposedly “bad at.”
I do however, believe that students do learn better some ways than others. But I don’t think that this has to do with using one side of their brain more than the other. There is no scientific research showing that some people use their left brain more than their right brain and vice versa. Tests saying such and dictating how you should learn is false advertising. Some learning strategies work for some better than others but it is not a black and white line based on whether you are “left-brained” or “right-brained.”
I would say that I do believe in students thriving better with certain learning styles and think learning style tests can help students identify their strengths. However, I’m not sure that I agree with how black and white the learning styles are. I think students should use this as a starting point, but beyond that they should explore what works for them and not take the results as if it were the law.
What I scored on the left brain/right brain test was mostly accurate regarding my interests and personality. I am a very musical person, but I also have a love for math and logic. The test said I have a perfectly balanced left and right hemisphere. This seems accurate since I am heavily interested in things that are complete opposites. However, I don’t believe this test defines my interests, how I learn best, or my personality. It merely provides some insights into possibilities or restrictions. In regards to the learning style test, I tested as a visual learner. I agree and disagree with this. I agree because I am a visual learner, but I also disagree because I learn equally as well as a tactile learner. How I learn best depends on the situation and I adapt my learning style accordingly.
In conclusion, I believe that the tests are somewhat accurate. However, they should not to be seen as black and white or taken to heart. You know yourself best and don’t need a test to define yourself.