I wondered if MBTI was relevant to learning… from http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/learning-styles :

Learning Styles of the 16 Personality Types

Learning styles refer to differences in how people learn based on their preferences, strengths and weaknesses. The differences may pertain to various elements of the learning process such as taking in, comprehending, memorizing and recollecting information.

Many observations suggest that the learning process is most effective when it is in line with our learning style preferences. Therefore, from a practical standpoint, it is useful to know which learning methods are likely to be most effective for us, to help us acquire knowledge quickly and effectively. And if you are an educator, being aware of your students’ learning styles can help you implement a teaching approach most suitable for your particular group.

There are many ways of classifying learning styles that draw from different theories: theories of intelligence, experiential theories (Kolb, 1984), sensory modalities (the VARK model – Fleming & Mills, 1992), cognitive styles, or psychological types. A prominent psychological type theory is Jung’s theory of psychological types, popularized by Briggs Myers, a Jungian theorist; let’s take a look how a person’s preferences in terms of Jung’s and Briggs Myers’ approach to personality type may influence learning styles:

• The preference of general attitude – extraverted (E) vs. introverted (I) – reflects the direction of an individual’s general interest and, as such, indicates where their interests and motivation lie. An introvert’s motivation and interests primarily stem from and are driven by their inner world, whereas an extravert is primarily motivated by the world outside of themselves, and most of their interests are externally focused.
• People with the intuition (N) preference perceive the world and think in broader categories, whereas sensing (S) individuals perceive the world and think about things in a more concrete, direct way.
• People with the feeling (F) preference tend to judge and respond to events based on their feelings, whereas people with the thinking (T) preference tend to do it based on reason and logic.
• People with the judging (J) preference comprehend information in a more structured way and are likely to prefer a more systematic and structured learning process, whereas people with the perceiving (P) preference might favor a less rigid, more heuristic approach to learning and might prefer a trial-and-error method of comprehending information.

Consequently, personality type preferences may affect an individual’s motivation and interest when it comes to learning and studying, and the ease (or difficulty) with which they take in, process and recollect information. As a result, whether or not the learning format, process, environment, and the presentation of the material are in line with an individual’s personality type preferences may help or hinder their learning.

The following are learning style descriptions for the 16 personality types based on Jung’s E-I, S-N, and T-F dichotomies, as well as the J-P relationship (Briggs Myers emphasized the importance of seeing it as a fourth dichotomy influencing personality type).

Yes, it appears it is… so I am an ENTP and have been consistently coming out as such on both paid for and free tests for some years.

That means I am 3% of the population and female versions are even rarer.

Humanmetrics has this to say about ENTP’s learning style;

http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/entp-learning-style

ENTP Learning Style

How ENTPs acquire, memorize and recollect information

An ENTP’s interest in learning a subject is motivated by their desire to answer the question, “In what ways can the given problem be solved?” The more solutions they learn of, the greater their interest in the given topic and the greater their desire to understand it.

They are motivated to study something when it allows them to find solutions to complex, intellectually challenging tasks.

ENTPs easily take in material when it is presented in a conceptual form and new information logically flows from that previously given. People of this type understand new material from multiple angles – beyond what they are explicitly taught – and immediately pick up on how it can be applied. They are capable of independently learning expansive and complex material; the complexity of the material only intensifies their drive to master it. Material laid out in an intriguing way and/or presented as new and unexplored sharply increases the interest of an ENTP. They are capable of learning from sources not unified by a single formal learning process (e.g., individual courses or readings).

ENTPs are able to accurately reproduce theoretical information and information that lacks logical flow. Group work with the material being studied does not give an ENTP any advantage over individual work. ((this is interesting and accurate. I prefer learning with others in lectures, but group work per se really doesn’t bother me one way or the other.))

ENTPs are capable of actively applying material they have learned well and internalized. They are good at using it in obvious, straightforward applications as well as taking an innovative approach to the material.

ENTPs have a significant degree of tolerance to high levels of learning related stress. They don’t always evenly distribute their efforts when learning new material.

I’d agree with the above, especially the last past – that explains why I churned out essays with hours to spare cheerfully for my BA (and got firsts) and lack of organisation / discipline!!