[Part 1]In approximately 300 words please address the following instructional prompts: Select and describe two of the instruments/assessments discussed in this week's materials (for example, MSCEIT &
1.The TEIQue instrument is used as a self-reporting assessment that includes multiple different items, facets and factors to assess one’s EI. The four main factors the TEIQue uses to evaluate emotional intelligence is Well-being, Self-Control and Sociability. To assess these main factors, TEIQue breaks it down into fifteen facets such as happiness, emotion regulation, awareness, etc. This is done through rating different statements on a scale of how much you agree with the statement. Through analyzing one’s answers, the TEIQue is able to thoroughly assess one’s emotional intelligence accurately.
The EQi instrument is also a self-reporting assessment. However, it is guided by five domains: intrapersonal, interpersonal, stress management, adaptability, general mood. The layout of this self-report uses short sentence prompts analyzing these domains, in which the assessment taker can rate on a scale of “not true of me” to “very true of me”.
While both instruments are self-reporting assessments that are similar, I believe that the TEIQue assessment would do the best job of measuring EI because it uses fifteen specific facets that help make the assessment more specific to the respondent.
2.The TEIQue is successful because it uses trait emotional self-efficacy model of EI, which has been proven to be a reliable model for assessing EI. Additionally, it splits the four main factors of the test into fifteen facets, so that the TEIQue can fully assess the factors. The weakness of this instrument is that due to it being a self-reporting assessment, if the one taking this assessment has an unusual mood on the day of testing, it can create unreliable or incorrect results.
The EQi instrument use of both interpersonal and intrapersonal EQ allows the assessment to fulsomely measure how one understands or processes emotions. Additionally, it places an emphasis on general mood, so that the test assesses ones ability to generate a positive or self-motivated state. I believe the rating scale of this assessment is a weakness. One must answer based on “very seldom or not true of me: to “very often true of me”. I believe this is a difficult scale to answer to because it is hard to examine where you actually lie in the rating scale, which could generate inaccurate results.
Instrument 1: MSCEIT
The Mayer Salovey Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) is a measure based on performance of one’s EI abilities (i.e. perceiving emotions, facilitating emotions, understanding emotions, and managing emotions) that results in EIQs. The Assessment is broken up into two parts: strategic EI and Experiential EI. This measure is based on a series of tasks that evaluate one’s EI and is NOT self-reporting.
Instrument 2: TEIQue
The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) is a self-reporting assessment known for its four factors of well-being, self-control, emotionality, and sociability which is then broken up into 15 facets ranging from adaptability, optimism, empathy, relationships, and management.
It’s hard to determine which test does a better job or more accurately measures EI, however, of the two, because MSCEIT is a performance-based measure that involves a compilation of tasks, I think it could better judge certain facets of EI. Often when we self-report, there are bias errors. We inaccurately gauge ourselves and represent ourselves either on a pedestal or worse than we are with varying self-images. MSCEIT removes that error or factor to a certain degree.
2. Identify 2 strengths and 1 limitation for each
Two strengths and one limitation for MSCEIT
MSCEIT is a strong instrument as it is thorough and objective. It provides real understanding of your processing capabilities and the unique facets of your EI. Another strength of it is that because it is such an expansive test, you can look at different elements (i.e. one of the 141 items) to understand your own strengths and weakness and where they stem from. However, the biggest limitation is that the final measure can be misleading and interpreting your result and the application of it into reality may be difficult.
Two strengths and one limitation for TEIQue
One strength of TEIQue is that the test promotes self-awareness and provides real understanding of one’s EI and where they are successful and where they need to improve. Another strength is that it is proven and reliable which in this area of research is important to be able to trust the results. One limitation of it is that, since it is self-reporting, a lot of internal factors can skew the results, such as mood, situation, environment, etc.
