Unveiling Learning Thought Color: Innovative Tools For Educational Growth

Author:   Yenny Pilar Rodriguez Diaz Author Details: Educational Psychology,  Project Manager Certificate. With over 15 years of experience...


Author: Yenny Pilar Rodriguez Diaz


Author Details: Educational Psychology, Project Manager Certificate.

With over 15 years of experience as a Psychopedagogue and Project Management Specialist, holding positions such as Deputy Director of Childhood and Adolescence, Psychosocial Coordinator, Pedagogical Advisor, Social Area Professional for a Special Education Institution, Researcher, and Project Manager, I have had the opportunity to interact with diverse populations facing different dynamics and challenges. This enriching experience has led me to continually seek modern and more effective tools that align with the evolving world and contribute to the integral development of human beings.

In 2011, while working at an institution for people with disabilities, during a team-building training session, we developed a Learning Styles Test. This piqued my curiosity and interest, as I realized that there were tools available to help us identify aspects of our unique learning styles. Although I had encountered personality tests during my university studies, they hadn't been on my radar for quite some time.

In early 2016, with the idea of learning styles tests still on my mind, I delved deeper into the subject. I spent about 10 months extensively researching various existing tests (both educational and psychological), their structure, objectives, impact, and effectiveness. What stood out to me during this research was the generalized structure of these tests, which are typically questionnaires about the respondent's interests, skills, decisions, and perceptions regarding different aspects. The primary goal of these tests is to provide self-awareness, with varying degrees of accuracy, depending on how seriously and objectively the respondent answers the questions. However, I found many of them to be lengthy, tedious, and sometimes overly complex.

For those unfamiliar with Psychopedagogy or Educational Psychology, this interdisciplinary science combines the study of human beings from a psychological perspective with the factors that affect academic development, seeking solutions to learning difficulties and improving pedagogical practices. This science is relevant at all stages of human life, as learning is a constant across personal, familial, academic, social, and professional domains.

After analyzing and developing various tests, I shifted my focus to the contribution of psychology in the development of these assessments. This led me to the field of color psychology, which studies how color affects perception and human behavior, as cited in my first article: file:///C:/Users/17623/Downloads/ARTICULO%20 PUBLICADO.pdf. In this article, I describe the PERA Test (Personality-Learning) as a didactic tool that integrates studies on representational systems, brain hemispheres, learning styles, and color psychology to enhance learning from an autonomous and effective perspective. While this test is often administered under professional supervision, it features a simple, concise, and dynamic structure, resulting in more accurate and objective outcomes, as detailed in the article.

                                                                  Source: Prepared by the authors

Figure 1. Color chart explaining the PERA test

In 2020, I needed a Vocational Test for inclusion in a Psychopedagogical Workshop for high school students. Once again, I encountered outdated tools with cumbersome structures, which concerned me because my professional role involves motivating students in their learning processes. This can be challenging when they are required to spend hours completing questionnaires that they may not fully understand, all in the name of discovering their own abilities and interests. I revisited the color psychology theory from my previous research, analyzed various profiles and professional areas, and managed to integrate this study with the impact of chromatic personality patterns to design an illustrative vocational questionnaire called "Test PYLA." This test features a straightforward structure, easy comprehension, and therefore highly accurate results. It also includes specific, generic, and hierarchical competencies, personality traits, and a profile for each professional area. In 2023, the Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: H Interdisciplinary published the article "Colors and Metacognitive Strategies in PYLA: An Illustrative Vocational Test," which you can find at the following link: 

file:///C:/Users/17623/Downloads/Colors_and_Metacognitive_Strategies_in_PYLA_an_Ill.pdf 

This article examines the differentiating elements of the PYLA Test from a theoretical perspective and its applicability as a practical, didactic, and objective tool for vocational guidance.

                                  Source: Prepared by the author

Figure 2. PYLA Vocational Test

The experience of developing, applying, and receiving positive feedback on these two pedagogical and didactic tools, which, as mentioned earlier, are applicable across all domains and stages of human life, highlights the vast potential of educational innovation. While technological innovation is a global movement, why not also embrace educational innovation as the foundation of society?

"Man achieves self-fulfillment to the extent that he is committed to fulfilling the meaning of his life."

—Dr. Viktor Frankl

This quote, which I cite in my latest article, serves as an invitation to collectively create a healthier and more productive society.

Research article:

https://globaljournals.org/GJHSS_Volume23/5-Colors-and-Metacognitive.pdf

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