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Subject:Re: Survey of Tech Writing Personality Types From:Charles E Vermette <cvermette -at- juno -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 21 Oct 2002 08:05:13 -0400
In addition to being a TW, I am also a certified Myers-Briggs
Administrator. As such, I am bound to point out some issues with such a
"Study":
1.) To determine one's Personality Preferences, one should take the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator from a certified MBTI Administrator, who is
either:
- a licensed psychologist,
- someone who has taken a college course in Psychometrics and Measurement
Theory, or:
- someone who has taken a certification course approved by CPP (the
publisher of the MBTI)
The MBTI is a test with over 100 questions; it has been developed and
refined over a 50 year period. No type professional would ask someone to
determine their personality preferences based on generalities on a one
page web site.
2.) When one takes the MBTI, the administrator is required to review the
results, and emphasize the following:
- the individual is the final judge as to whether their results are valid
- type is not a determinate - or an excuse - for a given behavior or set
of behaviors
- none of the sixteen types are good or bad, and no types are inherently
compatible or incompatible with each other
3.) With regard to Technical Writing: Personality preferences have *no
bearing* on intellect, or one's ability to perform a certain task.
Certified MBTI Administrators are specifically prohibited from
administering the MBTI as part of a employment test or screening.
For official information on the MBTI, visit the following sites:
Charles E. Vermette
85 Washington Park Drive, Norwell MA 02061
781-659-1836
e-mail: cvermette -at- juno -dot- com
web: http://www.charlesvermette.com
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