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
client’s 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.

 About 10 minutes into testing

session ,the administrator may
want to discourage examinees from
agonizing over possible responses by reiterating…….,

 Remember, don’t 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. All 185 items have been answered.

o Completion of all items is desirable,

o ..having 12 or fewer incomplete items is still scorable,
o 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:
1. Using appropriate key, obtain the raw score of
the items..
2. Divide the total raw score by the no. of items
completed.

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.
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A 0-3 4-5 6-8 9-11 12-14 15-17 18-19 20 21-22

Male 0-2 3-5

Femal 0-5 6-7

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