Insights Discovery Preference Evaluator
Insights Learning & Development Ltd
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Test Review Summary
| Test Name: | Insights Discovery Preference Evaluator |
| Author of Original Test: | Andrew Lothian |
| Local test distributor / publisher: | Insights Learning & Development Ltd |
| Date of Current Review: | January 2009 |
| Date of Publication of Current Review / Edition: | 27 Mar 2009 |
| Type of Test: | Personality - Type |
| Main Area of Use: | Work and Occupational Counselling, Advice, Guidance, and Career Choice General Health, Life and Well-being |
| Constructs Measured: | The IDPE enables individuals to be scored into 4 type categories, or constructs based on the Jungian Attitudes and preferences. Additional calculations enable 8 types to be derived. Rational Intuitive deductions produce up to 72 descriptive categories, |
| Administration Mode: | Computerised Web-based application - supervised/proctored |
| Response Mode: | Paper and pencil Computerised |
| General Description of Test: | The Insights Discovery Preference Evaluator is a personality assessment tool developed in the context of the Jungian Type Model by the father and son team Andi and Andy Lothian in the early 1990s. It is intended to provide a range of outputs including an assessment of the respondents Jungian Type, together with assessments against more complex 16 and 72 type - models. The questionnaire is an ipsative styled measure with 25 item frames within which a ranking of four statements takes place, from Most to Least Like Me. In the original review the measure was identified as Version S3.0 (UK). This update review is based on that same measure plus new technical information and documentation supplied by the University of Westminster Business Psychology Centre, whose Director, Dr Stephen Benton, has been responsible for the updating and presentation of the new materials. The IDPE is intended for use in the work place environment, with emphasis on developmental applications. It could also be used more widely in, for example, educational institutions or in guidance or counselling situations. The IDPE provides a graphical illustration of the respondents position on the three Jungian dimensions (introversion extraversion, thinking feeling, and sensing intuition) for both conscious and less conscious modes. It also enables individuals to be scored into 4 type categories which are colour coded and related to the first two elements of the Jungian model, e.g. Red for extraverted thinking, Yellow for extraverted feeling etc. The candidate can also be categorised into 8 further descriptive categories (Reformer, Director, Motivator, Inspirer, Helper, Supporter, Co-ordinator, and Observer) which break down into 16 more finely divided and defined types. Ultimately the Insights Wheel gives rise to 72 types, made up of Focussed, Classic, or Accommodating variants of those already subdivided. There are many manuals to support the development applications. These include: 10 Practitioner Guides, for example, the Glossary of Insight Terms, 8 Facilitator and Coach notes, which are ideas and resources for development work 40 Learning Guides which are Self Help or individual workbooks. The Learner has access to the Learning Library. There are Guides for transforming Teams, Individuals (e.g. Taking Stock of Life) and Organisations. . The materials give the user a complete approach to introducing the model to a learner who is presumably the test taker on a journey of self discovery in a workshop or independent setting. The learner is given information on the background to the model, the constructs and descriptions of the various types. The Practitioner gets an extended version of this with notes, tips and exercises to introduce each stage of the suggested learning process. For the purpose of this update review, we have mainly taken into consideration, the 219 page English Version Technical Manual, which includes information on facilitating and coaching, and the Practitioner Guide The Development, Validity and Reliability of the Insights Discovery Preference Evaluator. The instrument takes around 15-20 minutes to complete. 8 sample computer generated narratives were provided with the update review pack. (See section on computer generated reports for details) There is a 4-day training programme to become Accredited Users of the Insight questionnaire. The IDPE is now available worldwide through a network of agents, and has been printed in 25 languages |
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