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Running head: THE SIXTEEN PERSONALITY FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire Fifth Edition Critique
Fallon Graham
Liberty University
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THE SIXTEEN PERSONALITY FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
Abstract
The author of The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire Fifth Edition critique provides
general information, a test description, technical evaluation, practical evaluation, and a summary
evaluation of the instrument. The general information discusses the questionnaire’s title, edition,
authors, publisher, date of publications, cost of test and other materials, online version
availability, population appropriateness, primary uses, alternate forms, and a brief history. The
test description section provides a basic description of the instrument, content, purpose, construct
and structure, administration procedures, and scoring procedures. The technical evaluation offers
information on the questionnaire’s normative sample, reliability evidence, and validity evidence.
The author provides a practical evaluation on the test’s quality of materials, quality of online
design and functionality, resources needed to facilitate the test, simplicity of administration,
scoring procedures, and ease of interpretation of reports. The summary evaluation and critique
section offers strengths and weaknesses observed, recommendations for uses of the test,
revisions needed, and further study possibilities.
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THE SIXTEEN PERSONALITY FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire Fifth Edition
