Psychometrics

What is Psychometrics?
Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge (achievement), abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. The field is primarily concerned with the study of differences between individuals. It involves two major research tasks, namely: (i) the construction of instruments and procedures for measurement; and (ii) the development and refinement of theoretical approaches to measurement.
Psycometric assessment can be used by Organizations, sports bodies, educational institutes, government bodies, research organizations for mutiple needs. These tests are excllent decision making tools.
Some of the areas where psychometrics assessment can be used are:

1. Personality Profiling of an individual/student/professional
2. Pre selection assessment for all the levels.
3. Pre and post training need and assessment back up.
4. Career development and career planning
5. Pre and post promotion activities and planning.
6. Stress Management.
7. Aptitude assessment before skill up-gradation / multiple role assignment.
8. Organizational culture development exercises.
9. For identifying management and leadership potential, and to develop excellence in team working.
10. For building-up team and organizational culture.
11. To make organization emotionally mature, creative and learning oriented.

16 PF Test:
The test gives idea about 16 primary and four secondary factors of personality. This is a paper pencil test. Because of its indirect nature of questions the faking of responses are quite minimum. It has a very strong research back-up and high level of reliability and validity. Apart from individual assessment, it can be used as a very strong tool to understand and develop team.

FIRO-Element B:
It is a tool to understand people and interpersonal relations. The primary purpose of this is to provide information for self-awareness.

FIRO- Element B: (Team analysis)
Very good tool for team building exercises, need analysis and training

E Q Test:
Strong tool for executive personality assessment, development, Training and attitude change

GPPI:
An excellent executive profiling tool specially recommended for sales, marketing and the people involved with making impact and negotiations.

MBTI:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: The indicator is a self-report questionnaire which takes about thirty five minutes   to complete. There are no right and wrong answers. It gives idea about personality type understandable and useful in everyday life and the results describe differences between normal, healthy people. The four scales used give information on

• Where people focus their attention,
• The way they take in information,
• The way they prefer to make decisions and
• How they orientate themselves to the external world.

• Ability test:
• Verbal Reasoning
• Abstract Reasoning
• Other special Aptitude

• Leadership Scale
• Organizational Climate Inventory
• Work Motivation Analysis
• Executive & Managerial Skill Test
• Anxiety & Stress Tests
• Creativity Tests
• TAT
• Rorschach
• MMPI
• IVA

Note: Various other tests are available for special training need analysis, training & evaluation and development.