Why Choose Paradigm?
Accuracy
- FiT IN was developed, tested, refined and validated over an eight year period
- Based on developments concluded in the 1990's from 100 years of prior psychological research
Paradigm FiT IN is based on the International Personality Item Pool and multiple personality constructs created by Lewis R. Goldberg, Ph.D. at the Oregon Research Institute (Goldberg, 1991). This item pool has been used in the construction of a range of assessment tools for the US Airforce and for corporations in the US and in Europe. The IPIP-NEO inventory has been administered to more than 200,000 people all over the world by Professor John A. Johnson, and is becoming one of the most popular Five-Factor personality inventories.
Dr. Lewis R. Goldberg, a senior scientist at Oregon Research Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Oregon, serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality & Individual Differences, the European Journal of Personality, and the Journal of Personality Assessment. He has more than 100 publications in the field of personality psychology.
Dr. John A. Johnson is professor at the Pennsylvania State University; his main research field is personality tests during personnel selection. He received award from University of Bielefeld, received the Provost's Collaborative and Curricular Innovations Special Recognition Program Award, received first place of STAR Project Award and received Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching. Besides numerous publications in journals, he also published a book: Hogan, R., Johnson, J. A., & Briggs, S. R. (1997). Handbook of personality psychology. San Diego: Academic Press.
Clarity
All of Paradigm suite of products have been specifically designed with clarity of reading in mind. This has resulted through thorough testing, reports that are easy to read & understand. Jargon free in text and graphical displays enable you to get everything you want from your tailored report.
Accessibility
You'll receive access to your report via email with a code unique to yourself. Only administrators have access to your report enabling a confidential approach.
If you are an administrator, you'll have access to create, send and print the reports at the end of your finger tips and the touch of a button.