16 PF

SCORING AND
I N T E R P R ETAT I O N
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;

 Thequestions 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;

oExaminees are asked to complete the grid for NAME
and GENDER.
During Testing;
oThe 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.
• 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 16
Personality Factor

• 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.
** 13 or more unanswered items
Full scale score can be estimated for any affected scale by
average item score on the scale
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Steps in hand scoring;

oStep 1;Obtain raw scores for 16 personality

factors and Impression Management(IM) index.
oStep 2;Convert personality factor raw scores
into sten scores and IM raw score into a
persontile.
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oStep 3;Calculate the 5 global factor sten

scores.
oStep 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.
Factor Sten1 Sten 2 Sten Sten 4 S 5 s.. Sten 7 Sten Sten
s 3 6 8 9

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

Male 0-2 3-5

Female 0-5 6-7

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