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The Big Five Personality Model

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Overview:: This learning resource is a brief two-minute video posted on YouTube. It is the first video in the 2MinutePsychology channel. It offers an overview of the Big Five Personality Model with several examples of Big Five traits (extraversion and conscientiousness). It notes some of the major types of studies in the area and briefly covers factors/traits and facets of these.
Type of Material:: A video presentation with drawings to illustrate the narration.
Recommended Uses:: The video would work well as an introduction to the subject (e.g., pre-class material). It also would be useful in class for a quick overview or review of The Big Five.
Technical Requirements:: The learning object is a video hosted on a YouTube channel. Two reviewers successfully accessed it using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer.
Identify Major Learning Goals:: Students will get a quick overview of the Big Five Personality Model including its history, purpose, and measures.
Target Student Population:: The site is useful for undergraduate students studying Personality in Introduction to Psychology or in a dedicated course.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: No prerequisite knowledge is needed. However, the narrator speaks quickly in places and someone completely unfamiliar with the topic may need to view the video more than once to fully grasp the material covered.

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Strengths:: • The video offers a very good, albeit brief introduction to the idea of the Big Five model. This short video (fewer than 3 minutes) covers a great deal of information in a short space of time. It offers students a brief yet beneficial introduction to the topic of personality and personality research.
Concerns:: • Due to its brevity (i.e., this is a brief overview), there are a number of areas which are not fully explained. Instructors will need to supplement the video with more in-depth resources.

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Strengths:: • The video does exactly what it was designed to do: Provide a “quick description of the Big Five personality theory. What is the premise for this theory? How was it developed? What are the five factors called? Can you change personality?” • This is an excellent introduction to the topic for any students studying personality; it covers the basic five (5) traits of personality using two (2) examples and also briefly discusses factors and personality measures.
Concerns:: • Although this works as a stand-alone video, brief direction to further resources either in the comments or in the video itself would further strengthen this presentation as a learning tool.

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Strengths:: • This is an engaging video, with clear drawings offering examples of some of the traits and how these fit together. It is short and to-the-point, ensuring that the viewer is engaged throughout the three (3) minutes. • The YouTube video has excellent closed captioning in English.
Concerns:: • In some places the narrator speaks a little quickly, and the drawings reference concepts which a novice viewer may not understand or appreciate, such as Likert scales and normal curves. In some places a little more explanation would make the video clearer for someone completely unfamiliar with psychology and measurement. Having said that, this video is clearly meant as a brief introduction and as such cannot contain explanations of everything; a second viewing would assist some students with the understanding.

Other Issues and Comments:: This is a clear, well thought out video offering a good introduction to some of the areas within personality research. The presentation will be a good introduction to the subject for students to view prior to the first class covering this topic.
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