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DISC personality test

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Reviewed:: Feb 9, 2023 by Business

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Overview:

The 123test DISC personality test determines your personality profile, based on the DISC types. Find out how you score on dominance, influence, steadiness and compliance by taking the free DISC test. The results can be used to develop groups in classes, or in discussing how to respond to different types. It would also be helpful to use in a professional selling class to discuss how to approach different customers.

Type of Material:

Assessment Tool

Recommended Uses:

This can be used as homework, for team development, and for personal development.

Technical Requirements:

Google Chrome Version 96.0.4664.110

Mozilla Firefox 95.0.1

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Understand personality and behavior
Describe your own personality profile

Target Student Population:

Upper-level management classes
Upper-level sales classes
Any class where teams are being used

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

The user must know how to navigate on a browser, select items with the mouse, and an option is provided to save the report (to various social media or email), and to purchase a more detailed report requiring payment (credit card or other payment method required for additional purchase).

Content Quality

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Strengths:

This online DISC option provides an opportunity to understand the different categories and to take a personality test that provides some personality attributes.
The test offered is free.
More information is offered on the DISC website Additional articles, tests and websites are available if the user scrolls to the bottom of the screen.
Interesting assessment that could be used in a variety of ways
Can be used as part of many business courses

Concerns:

Minimal detail is provided in the free personality test; for more deta,il the report information must be purchased.
Research has been done for this personality test, but it is not available on the website.
With minimal detail, it’s difficult to make any assumptions.
Could use some activities or assessment questions to incorporate into a class

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

This would be easy to integrate into modules or assignments that deal with the role of personality and relationships, organizational behavior, leadership, and other related topics.
Additional test links are provided on the website for different areas of interest such as classical intelligence, numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, work values, team roles, and the Jung personality test.
Could be a great tool in a lot of courses

Concerns:

Because this is an abbreviated test, it is difficult to draw conclusions from the minimal amount of information provided.
Although the learning objective/purpose for the personality test is clear on the website, information regarding relationships to other areas, prior concepts, and effectiveness cannot be determined.
Could use some learning objectives
Could use activities and/or assignment questions

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

Professional and easy to use
Good interactivity
The personality test can provide interesting results in a short period of time.

Concerns:

The personality test cannot provide analyses necessary to understand the answers or to provide enough relevant information that’s applicable to different situations without purchasing additional information.
A lot of contrast errors in text

Other Issues and Comments:

Overall strong resource for learning
Easy to include in a variety of courses
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