Cognitive Facets

Personas

Your cognitive styles tend toward these personas:

The Personas

The Abi, Pat, and Tim Personas are identical in several ways: they all have the same job, live in the same place, and all are equally comfortable with mathematics and with the technology they regularly use. Their differences are strictly derived from the gender research on five facets (noted in the sliders above).

Abi (Abigail or Abishek)

Abi's facet values are those frequently seen in women that are the most different from Tim's.

Pat (Patricia or Patrick)

Pat's facet values add coverage of a large fraction of people different from both Abi and Tim.

Tim (Timothy or Timara)

Tim's facet values are those most frequently seen in men.

Persona Scale (Faces Representation)

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Questions to ponder
  1. How might your cognitive styles affect how you learn a new skill?
  2. How did your cognitive styles affect how you approached the previous assignment?
  3. How are your facet values similar or different from another person who shared theirs?
  4. What is a situation when your facet values might change?