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Fjelkner, Annika; Hakansson, Andreas; Rosander, Pia – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2019
What do we need to know about our students to better provide for more equitable outcomes? Who will succeed depends on many factors, and student personality traits constitute one factor that has received less attention in the engagement and teaching literature. The aim of the present study is to add to discussions on teaching in higher education by…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, College Students, Majors (Students), Preschool Teachers
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Piedmont, Ralph L.; Hyland, Michael E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1993
The use of mean inter-item correlation as a technique for examining homogeneity is proposed as a descriptive tool that can orient researchers to salient aspects of their scales. A study of 341 undergraduates who completed the NEO Personality Inventory illustrates the technique. (SLD)
Descriptors: Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Personality Measures
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Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Waller, Niels G. – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Issues related to use of "normal" personality inventories in clinical assessment are discussed, including use of the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) in clinical assessment. It is concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the use of the NEO-PI for differential diagnoses of psychopathology. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures
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Costa, Paul T.; McCrae, Robert R. – Psychological Assessment, 1992
The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) is described as a measure of five factors of personality and its use in clinical assessment and treatment practice is reviewed. Data from 17 adult men and women show links between NEO-PI scales and other measures of psychopathology. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure
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McCrae, Robert R. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1993
To assess cross-observer agreement on personality profiles, an Index of Profile Agreement and an associated coefficient are proposed that take into account both the difference between the ratings and the extremes of their mean. Data from the Revised NEO Personality Inventory for 250 peer ratings/self-reports and 68 spouse ratings/self-reports…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Equations (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods