What is the Double-Multivariate Profile Analysis? Double Multivariate Profile Analysis is very similar to the Profile Analysis.  Profile Analyses are mainly concerned with test scores, more specifically with profiles of test scores.  Why is that relevant? Tests are commonly administered in medicine, psychology, and education studies to rank participants of a study.  A profile shows differences in scores on the test.  If a psychologist administer…

What is the Profile Analysis? Profile Analysis is mainly concerned with test scores, more specifically with profiles of test scores.  Why is that relevant? Tests are commonly administered in medicine, psychology, and education studies to rank participants of a study.  A profile shows differences in scores on the test.  If a psychologist administers a personality test (e.g., NEO), the respondent gets a test profile in return showing the scores on…

The Achievement Motivation Profile (AMP) evaluates achievement motivation and is intended for underachievement students. Specifically, academic performance and the personal factors affecting it are what is targeted by the AMP. This self-report measure includes 140 descriptive statements ultimately assessing achievement motivation. Suitable for high school and college students, the AMP needs 20 to 30 minutes for completion. Authors Jotham Fried…

The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement is educational tool for children, measuring such areas as math, reading, written language, and oral language.  KTEA cover all achievement standards for IDEA, Reading First, and NCTM.  The Second Edition is the current version of the test. Format for the KTEA-II includes a Comprehensive Form and the Brief Form.  The comprehensive form is separated into Prek-K (30 minutes), Grades 1-2 (50 minutes), and G…

The Listening Styles Profile (LSP-16) is a field-tested instrument that was developed to understand how people listen and what they prefer to listen to.  It is applicable in a variety of subject areas. The Listening Styles Profile has a self-scoring answer sheet along with an interpretation guide. The Listening Styles Profile describes the following four listening styles: People Oriented, Action Oriented, Content Oriented and Time Oriented. It i…

The Profile of Mood States (POMS) original scale contains 65 self-report items using the 5-point Likert Scale. Participants can choose from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). The test takes approximately 3 to 7 minutes for healthy participants, and longer for the physically ill. Authors Douglas M. McNair, Maurice Lorr, and Leo F. Droppleman, 1971 © 1971, 1981, 1992, 2003 by Multi-Health Systems Inc. Reliability and Validity Internal consistency fo…

…onnaire (FHQ) Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) Health and Daily Living Form (HDLF) Health Status Questionnaire 2.0 (HSQ) Life Closure Scale (LCS) Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile- Dementia (NBAP-D) Older Persons Counseling Needs Survey (OPCNS) Outcome Expectations for Exercise Scale (OEE) Pain Disability Index (PDI) Physical Self-Maintenance Scale (PSMS) Psychotherapy Outcome Kit Short Form (…

The Leadership Skills Profile identifies which individual’s have the best leadership qualities.  Each organization can use this model due to the customizable format for their specific interest. Participants are asked to respond to 352 items using a 5-point scale (“Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Disagree”).  Approximately 40 minutes is necessary for completion.  Administration can be done on the computer or pencil-and-paper format which requires…

The series of revised scales, Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales, are used to investigate the relation between a learning environment and a student’s motivation, affect, and behavior.  The subscales are separated into a Student scale and a teacher scale. The student scale is specifically evaluates student outlook on goals set by teacher, goals set in the classroom, parents or home life, and personal achievement.  Teacher scales evaluate their …

The Validity Indicator Profile uses verbal and nonverbal subtests to measure response styles that are used by neuropsychologists, forensic psychologists, clinical psychologists, civil and criminal lawyers.  Test results help assess cognitive, neuropsychological, and other types of testing and whether they are valid representatives of peoples’ actual capacities.  The four response styles are Compliant, Inconsistent, Irrelevant, and Suppressed. Th…