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ERIC Number: EJ1238520
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 17
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ISSN: EISSN-2330-8516
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Examination of the Test-Retest Reliability of a Forced-Choice Personality Measure. Research Report. ETS RR-19-37
Seybert, Jacob; Becker, Dovid
ETS Research Report Series, Dec 2019
Forced-choice (FC) measures are becoming increasingly common in the assessment of personality for high-stakes testing purposes in both educational and organizational settings. Despite this, there has been relatively little research into the reliability of scores obtained from these measures, particularly when administered as a computerized adaptive test (CAT). This study examined the test-retest reliability of an FC personality CAT, comparing its reliability to the reliability of personality measures using a Likert-type rating scale. Using a relatively large sample (N = 743), participants completed multiple personality measures across two time points. The test-retest reliability estimates for the personality dimensions had a mean of .63 with a mean reliability of 0.73 when formed into Big Five personality trait composites. The FC personality reliabilities were lower than those of the Likert-type scales, though the findings are within the range of those found in meta-analytic studies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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