What is 16PFworld.com?

An online service that provides qualified professionals with personality testing in many different languages via the Internet.

Your clients will be able to take the 16PF® Fifth Edition Questionnaire online, in the language you specify. The test scores will be accessible to you on the Internet, at your convenience. And you can generate narrative reports in any of the available languages.

Who can use this online service?

16PFworld.com is designed for qualified professionals in multinational corporations and international consulting firms.

What is a "qualified" professional?

The individual 16PFworld.com distributors establish qualification requirements.

For IPAT, the 16PF Fifth Edition Questionnaire is a Level 2 instrument. To purchase Level 2 materials, we require a Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field, plus relevant graduate-level coursework in Tests and Measurement.

How is this service different from other personality tests on the Internet?

There are four key differences:

1. The personality test that is administered is the widely researched and validated 16PF Fifth Edition Questionnaire.

2. The test can be administered in the native language of the test taker and scored using national norms for that language group. The narrative report can be generated in the test language, and translated into your language and the languages of your colleagues and clients. (Yes, you can get two or more translations of a report, at no additional cost.)

3. Norms that are appropriate for each language version of the test are used.

4. When several test takers are being tested, in various languages, the report format will be identical for every test taker, thus facilitating the comparison of test results.

Are there any other benefits for a consultant?

Accessibility - Administration of the test, scoring, and report generation are all accomplished via the Internet. Everything is accessible and available to you wherever you are, no matter what time it is.

Convenience - test units can be used for any of the available languages and can be purchased from one single source in your country, in your currency.

Concise, Useful Report Content that includes profiles of sten scores on the 5 Global Factors and 16 primary personality factors, interpretive statements for the Global Factor scores and for each primary factor score that is outside the average range, and scores for the 3 response style indices. The final page of each report provides the examinee's response choice for each item, summary statistics regarding the response choices, and the raw score for each of the 16 primary factors. (Reports are provided as .pdf files.)

Why is the 16PF Fifth Edition Questionnaire used?

The 16PF Questionnaire is a comprehensive measure of the basic factors underlying normal, adult personality. It is one of the most respected and well-documented measures of personality in the world. The authorized translations have been carefully translated to be culturally adaptive. And, because all of the 16PFworld.com translations test for the same factors, in the same range of performance, the 16PF test is likely to be the most comparable personality measurement across language versions.

What are the differences between the various language versions?

A comparison has not been documented between the original American English version and each of the adaptations into the various languages. Each adaptation presented a separate challenge. Most adaptors had to write some new items to replace items that did not work well in their language or culture. This happened most frequently in the Reasoning (Factor B) items that are analogies. In all cases, the adaptors attempted to replicate the meaning of each factor, and to measure that factor in the full range in which it occurs within their cultures. It is advisable to use caution when comparing norm groups across different adaptations.

Is there a recommended browser for 16PFworld.com?

Yes, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher is recommended.

What will I find on the 16PFworld.com website?

Contact information for all of the participating 16PFworld.com distributors, including links to their websites and email, can be found at 16PFworld.com. In addition, a list of available languages is provided.

Other website information includes: this helpful 16PFworld.com FAQ page, technical information about the 16PF Questionnaire, and sample reports.

Once you have established an account with a 16PFworld.com distributor, you can access a password protected section of this website to register your test takers, administer tests, and then later view and download narrative reports (in .pdf format). A record of test takers' item responses and raw and sten scores is also available from this site for downloading to your computer. Test data from the U.S. English version of the 16PF Questionnaire can be used to generate other 16PF Fifth Edition reports from IPAT's OnSite software.

How do I find out more technical information about a particular language version?

If you would like to have more technical information relating to a particular language version please contact the relevant sub distributor. Full contact details for each of these are provided in the Distributor Directory.

For additional technical information relating to the newly launched Japanese 16PF please ring OPP on +44 (0)1865 404530.

For technical information regarding the Spanish-American 16PF please contact IPAT.

What is a test unit?

Each test unit consists of a pass code for one test administration of the 16PF Questionnaire, as well as scoring and narrative interpretations of the test.

The language of the test is specified when the test taker is registered. The language of the report is specified when you are ready to generate the report. An additional benefit of this service is that you can run the interpretive report in more than one language, if desired, at no additional cost.

How do I purchase test units?

Determine where you would like the invoice sent for the test units you purchase. Then, select the distributor in the same country as that billing location. For example, if you have branch offices in Sydney, Paris, and New York City, and your main office (where invoices are processed) is located in London, then your 16PFworld.com distributor would be OPP Limited in the UK. Links to the websites and/or email of IPAT and the participating international distributors are provided on 16PFworld.com. Please contact IPAT if you have difficulty determining your source for this service.

Because every participating distributor as well as IPAT has access to all of the available languages of the 16PF Fifth Edition Questionnaire, you will be able to purchase test units for use with any of the available languages from one distributor.

Once you have established an account with your 16PFworld.com distributor and purchased test units, you will have full access to the 16PFworld.com service.

What is the cost of a test unit?

Contact your 16PFworld.com distributor for pricing information. (Note: Each distributor will have one price, in their local currency, for a test unit. This price applies to all of the available language versions of the 16PF Questionnaire.)

Who do I contact about technical problems?

Contact your 16PFworld.com distributor regarding any technical questions about the service.

Who does the test taker contact if he/she has questions about the report?

The test taker should contact the test administrator regarding questions about the report.

Who does the test taker contact about technical problems?

The test taker should contact the test administrator regarding technical problems with the service.