Administration and scoring of 16pf

By; AMBREEN FOUZIA

Administration and Scoring;

The 16pf 5th edition is designed to be administered to

adults(aged 16 and older) ,individually or in a group setting. The test offers paper and pencil computer software and online administration formats. The test is appropriate for an individual younger than 16..based on professional consideration of the clients maturity level.

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the 16pf adolescent personality questionnaire

(APQ)is most appropriate for age 11 through 22 . The test administrator is advised to take time to establish a comfortable rapport with examinees.

RESPONSE FORMATE;
The questions have three-choice response format,

except

for B items.

Test-completion Time:
Untimed but examinees

should be encouraged to work at a steady pace. session ,the administrator may want to discourage examinees from agonizing over possible responses by reiterating.,

About 10 minutes into testing

Remember, dont spend too much time thinking over

any one question .Give the first, natural answer as it comes to you.

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Average test completion time is;
35 to 50 min by pencil and 25 to 35 min by computer.

Computer Administration:
administered via personal computer using IPAT

onsite system software or

16PF word .com services Research has demonstrated that; Scores obtained from computerized administration

are equivalent to scores obtained via paper and pencil administration.(Mead and Drasgow,1993)

Paper and Pencil Administration:

Simple and Clear;
The administrator may either read aloud the

instruction or request examinees to read.. Silently, responding to their questions as necessary.

..not to make any marks in the test booklet. ..avoid skipping any questions and choose the first

response that comes to mind.

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Before starting the test;
o Examinees are asked to complete the grid for

NAME and GENDER. During Testing; o The administrator should check that examinees are making responses appropriately. AT the end of testing; o the grids have been completed and that all responses are scorable.

SCORING:
Before hand or computer scoring each answer sheet

should be varied for completeness; 1. IDENTIFICATION GRID information has been provided; Name(or I.D no.) and gender.
2. o o o

All 185 items have been answered. Completion of all items is desirable, ..having 12 or fewer incomplete items is still scorable, Answer sheet having 13 or more incomplete items must be completed before scoring.

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NORM GRID has been completed ;

This grid includes two choices,

Combined sex norms and Sex specified norms.

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WHY

SEX SPECIFIC NORMS ARE SELECTED??????

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sex specific versus combined norms depends on

professional judgment and the testing application.

e.g; in job selection applications.

HAND SCORING:

Material

are needed for hand scoring the 16pf;

Set of four scoring keys

Norm table and

Individual record form.

PROCEDURE:
Using appropriate key, obtain the raw score of the items.. 2. Divide the total raw score by the no. of items completed.
1.
3. Multiply the quotient in procedure 2 by the total

no. Of items in the scale.

4. Round the product in above procedure to the

nearest whole number.

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Steps in hand scoring;
o Step 1;Obtain raw scores for 16 personality factors

and Impression Management(IM) index.

o Step 2;Convert personality factor raw scores into

sten scores and IM raw score into a persontile.

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Step 3;
Calculate the 5 global factor sten scores.

o Step 4; Profile sten scores for the global factors

and primary personality factors.

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Sten scores; (standardize ten) scores range from 1-

10 with a mean of 5.5 and a standard deviation of 2.

Profile sten scores;5 global factors and the 16

primary can be graphed to achieve a pictorial representation ..is helpful in interpretation.

Facto rs

Sten1

Sten 2

Sten 3

Sten 4

S 5

s.. 6

Sten 7

Sten 8

Sten 9

A Male

0-3 0-2

4-5 3-5 6-7

6-8

9-11

12-14

15-17

18-19

20

21-22

Femal 0-5 e

B
c D E F G