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Eirini M. Mitropoulou; Leonidas A. Zampetakis; Ioannis Tsaousis – Evaluation Review, 2024
Unfolding item response theory (IRT) models are important alternatives to dominance IRT models in describing the response processes on self-report tests. Their usage is common in personality measures, since they indicate potential differentiations in test score interpretation. This paper aims to gain a better insight into the structure of trait…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Item Response Theory, Personality Traits

Grow, Richard; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Evaluated the effectiveness of 13 different Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory taking direction techniques. Results indicated that from 10 percent to 81 percent of the variance associated with faking can be accounted for by various detection strategies. These techniques are recommended for clinical use. (Author)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Personality Measures, Test Reliability

Hay, Nancy M.; Stewart, Norman R. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
This study determined internal consistency and test-retest reliability coefficients for the Willoughby Personality Schedule, currently used as an outcome measure in research and in clinical practice. The Hoyt analysis of variance yielded an internal consistency reliability coefficient of .90 on the first testing. The test-retest reliability…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Personality Measures

Piedmont, Ralph L.; Sherman, Martin F.; Sherman, Nancy C.; Williams, Joseph E. G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2003
This study examined the psychometrics of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders Personality Questionnaire (SCID-IIP) self-report personality questionnaire. The responses to the instrument were found reliable and evidenced good self-other convergence. Correlations with external criteria showed the SCID-IIP to contain…
Descriptors: Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Personality Measures, Psychometrics
Pool, Donald A. – 1987
The paper examines issues, philosophy and guidelines for psychological assessment of the disabled. Focused on are: (1) adjustments in testing procedures and (2) applicability of standard norms with commonly used psychological test instruments for the assessment of ability, interest, and personality. The importance of accurate assessment for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Interest Inventories, Personality Measures
Wright, Logan; Dunn, Thomas – Educ Psychol Meas, 1970
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Measurement Techniques
Vaughn, Michael G.; Howard, Matthew O. – Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, 2005
The authors evaluated self-report instruments currently being used to assess children and adolescents with psychopathic personality traits with respect to their reliability, validity, and research utility. Comprehensive searches across multiple computerized bibliographic databases were conducted and supplemented with manual searches. A total of 30…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Personality Measures, Personality Problems, Test Validity

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
Assessment in Counseling: A Guide to the Use of Psychological Assessment Procedures. Second Edition.
Hood, Albert B.; Johnson, Richard W. – 1997
Assessment has always played an important role in counseling. This book provides information about the various psychological assessment procedures that are relevant for practicing counselors. The text deals with the use of tests that are most often employed by counselors and it includes case studies. Its purpose is to help counselors become better…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselors, Developmental Psychology, Evaluation Methods
Yasuda, Tomoyuki; Lawrenz, Cathy; Whitlock, Rod Van; Lubin, Bernard; Lei, Pui-Wa – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2004
Intraindividual variability in positive and negative affect was assessed by the positive affect (Contentment, Joy, Vigor, Love, and Excitement) and negative affect (Depression, Hostility, Anxiety, Agitation, and Social Anxiety) subscales of the state version of the Comprehensive Personality and Affect Scales (COPAS) during a 3-week period. Using…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Error of Measurement, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Meyer, Kevin D.; Foster, Jeff L. – International Journal of Testing, 2008
With the increasing globalization of human resources practices, a commensurate increase in demand has occurred for multi-language ("global") personality norms for use in selection and development efforts. The combination of data from multiple translations of a personality assessment into a single norm engenders error from multiple sources. This…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Cultural Differences, Norms, Human Resources

Fiske, Donald W.; Kuncel, Ruth Boutin
After taking a personality test, subjects reported their reactions to being tested. Reactions were diverse, even in the same subject. Free responses to 10 questions were coded into 16 categories within five broad groups. Desire for information about the test and about self, and criticism of testing were very prevalent; criticisms of self and…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Catalogs, Evaluation Methods
Hoepfner, Ralph – 1970
Today's educational system is criticized for neglecting the affective components of education. This evaluation attempts to simplify the task of selecting and incorporating these affective components into an existing system of goals. The best selection of affective goals is one that is inclusive, objective and flexible. The sources used in…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Conferences, Educational Objectives
Wilson, Russell C. – 1975
The study's purpose was to use the Adjective Check List (ACL), a self-administered personality assessment instrument, to determine whether there were response differences between a sample of Adult Basic Education (ABE) students and the general test norms. The ACL was administered to 142 students in ABE high school completion programs in Des…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Freeberg, Norman E. – 1974
A battery of tests, designed expressly for use in assessment of disadvantaged adolescents enrolled in youth-work training programs, was validated predictively against both short-term (program completion) and longer-term (post-program) behavioral outcome dimensions. Measures of the battery displayed their best validities with such longer-term…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aspiration, Attitude Measures, Disadvantaged