Assignment: Do Personality Tests Deliver on Their Promises?

Read the following article, from the New Yorker:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/10/what-personality-tests-really-deliver

While you read, make note of the following. You will submit a summary of the article, in chart or short essay format (around two pages long.), and answer the question, "Do Personality Tests Really Deliver on Their Promises?

1. What tests are described and what are they meant to measure?
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each test.
3. Based on the article and your experience taking tests during this unit, do you think personality tests deliver on their promises?

Evaluation

• K/U:You have described the tests that are mentioned in the article, and what are they meant to measure. You include and cite at least three references: The New Yorker article and the other personality tests.
• T/I:You have explained the strengths and weaknesses of each test.
• COMM:You have written clearly and concisely. Around two pages long. Your summary is in full sentence, either as a chart or graphic organizer, or in short essay form.
• APP: You use your experience and the article to support your answer to the question, "Do Personality Tests Deliver on Their Promises?"