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ERIC Number: EJ482588
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
The Utility of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Pittenger, David J.
Review of Educational Research, v63 n4 p467-88 Win 1993
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is evaluated using a unified view of test validity that requires that validity be considered from an approach requiring many sources of corroboration. A review of available literature suggests insufficient evidence to support the tenets and claims about the utility of the MBTI. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Counseling, Educational Assessment, Ethics, Factor Analysis, Literature Reviews, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Psychometrics, Test Reliability, Test Selection, Test Use, Test Validity, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Empirical Research; Jung (Carl G); Myers Briggs Type Indicator