Taking the Test by Michael Ee https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh TOK511 - Reflecting on the Big Five Personality Test en-us 2020-04-17 00:30:49 UTC 2026-02-24 10:12:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f635.png [SAMPLE] Jacintha & Alex michael_ee https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/511856537 We found that our test feedback to be largely inaccurate. This is due to ... and ... . 

For Jacintha, her personality was said to be ..., but this is not at all true. One of the reasons for the tests inaccuracies, we suspect, is because of ...]]> 2020-04-17 00:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/511856537 Marcus, Imran, Khoa limraekeatmarcus https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512302692 For the three of us, yes being observed by our partners influenced our responses but we came to an agreement that it did not have that big of an impact, it was just that we tended not to select extremities for the answers. However, for most cases, we tried to be as truthful and honest as we are also relatively comfortable opening up and sharing with one another how we would respond to the proposed scenarios and questions. ]]> 2020-04-17 08:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512302692 Marcus, Imran, Khoa imranzaki https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512305354 Most of the results that we obtained reflected traits in us that we mostly knew of already. However, there were occasional instances where the feedback given to each of us did not fit in entirely with our personal traits. The feedback was objective, but the algorithm in essence simplified our responses into generalisations, which may have caused the occasional instance whereby given information did not match ourselves.]]> 2020-04-17 08:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512305354 Lynn, Jaedon lynnkhooweelin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512307002 We found that our results were mostly accurate.

Lynn
1） You prefer traditional and familiar experiences.
2） You tend to do things somewhat haphazardly.
3） You tend to shy away from social situations.
4） You are good-natured, courteous, and supportive.
5） You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things.

For Lynn, she is said to do things somewhat haphazardly. She feels that that is quite inaccurate as she thinks through her actions.

Jaedon
1) You are somewhat conventional. 
2) You probably have a messy desk!
3) You tend to shy away from social situations.
4） You are good-natured, courteous, and supportive.
5） You probably remain calm, even in tense situations.

For Jaedon, he is said to shy away from social situations. He feels that that is inaccurate as he is extroverted but socially awkward. ]]> 2020-04-17 08:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512307002 Dong Jun & Siddique ahmad_siddique https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512310090 The two of us found that our test feedback was equal parts accurate and inaccurate, given that we agreed with only roughly half of the statements made about our personalities, with some valid points and others that we felt didi not represent us.

For Dong Jun, his personality was said to be:
1) You prefer traditional and familiar experiences.
2) You probably have a messy desk!
3) You probably enjoy spending quiet time alone.
4) You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable.
5) You tend to become anxious or nervous.
...this was found to be relatively true, but with some inaccuracies. This may be because the results from the method of questioning used by the personality test are too easily influenced by extremes. Additionally, the algorithm used may be too simple by simply having the questions be of equal weightage points scored.

For Siddique, his personality was said to be:
1) You are somewhat conventional.
2) You tend to do things somewhat haphazardly.
3) You tend to shy away from social situations.
4) You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable.
5) You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things.
...this was found to be mostly true, but with some inaccuracies. This may partly be due to the fact that the person undertaking the questions found it difficult to state the degree of which he agreed with the statements provided (difficulty in decision making), resulting in a greater number of questions being answered in 'neutral' - 3 points, of the five, than what would have been accurate.]]> 2020-04-17 08:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512310090 Siddique & Dong Jun https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512311065 Although most of the results were objective, but we would say that the algorithm pretty much summarised our responses into different character traits. From the test, we did not really learn anything new from it as all it did was tell us things that we already knew about ourselves. However, this is not very surprising as personality tests use the input of users to deduce their personality types. Hence, for a typical self-aware individual, the personality that the test shows usually would align with their actual personality.]]> 2020-04-17 08:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512311065 Siddique & Dong Jun https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512311302 The "Big Five" test can be said to be superior to other quizzes as it has many questions to try and accurately gauge our personality types. Moreover, this test provides an option for readers to input their own personal information so as to allow other quiz takers to obtain more accurate personality traits. Through this, as more people attempt the quiz and add their information, the quiz would have a larger database to work with, allowing future users to obtain more accurate data about their personality.]]> 2020-04-17 08:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512311302 Siddique & Dong Jun https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512311397 For the both of us, being observed by our partner did not influence our responses much. This is because we know each other from being in the same year 5 orientation group, thus we are are not unfamiliar with each other. Hence, our responses were mostly honest as we both knew that we would not be judged by the other and thus could just answer the questions as honestly as possible.]]> 2020-04-17 08:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512311397 Jayson & Ethel chngruihengjayson https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512313222 Jayson: I feel that my test results are fairly true and accurate due to the fact that it does agree with my perspective and my personality.

Ethel: I feel that my test results are inaccurate as it does not fit my personal perspective

Jayson)
I prefer traditional and familiar experiences
You are well-organized, and are reliable.
You are neither particularly social or reserved.
You tend to consider the feelings of others.
You aren't particularly nervous, nor calm.

Ethel) 
I prefer traditional and familiar experiences.
You are neither organized nor disorganized
You tend to shy away from social situations.
You find it easy to express irritation with others
You tend to become anxious or nervous]]> 2020-04-17 08:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512313222 Marcus, Imran, Khoa imranzaki https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512313811 You find it easy to express irritation with others.You typically don't seek out new experiences.We found that our test results are somewhat useful as they are true but they have also some discrepancies.

For Marcus, his personality was
1. You are somewhat conventional.
2. You are well-organized, and are reliable.
3.You are extremely outgoing, social, and energetic.
4. You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable.
5.You tend to become anxious or nervous.

For Khoa, his personality was
1. You typically don't seek out new experiences.
2. You are neither organised or disorganised.
3. You probably enjoy spending quiet time alone.
4. You find it easy to express irritation with others.
5. You tend to become anxious or nervous.

For Imran, his personality was
1.You are relatively open to new experiences.
2. You are neither organized or disorganized.
3. You are relatively social and enjoy the company of others.
4. You tend to consider the feelings of others.
5. You aren't particularly nervous, nor calm.
]]> 2020-04-17 08:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512313811 Joan & John https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512316647 Big Five is superior as it has a larger database of user information. More people coming from different countries and backgrounds/ circumstances have done the quiz as compared to a relatively unknown quiz such as Buzzfeed etc. With a larger database collected from more users, they are able to offer data of high accuracy.

The ocean acronym and presentation of results allows us to easily understand our personality type. ]]> 2020-04-17 08:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512316647 Joan & John https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512317854 For Joan, her personality was:

1) You prefer traditional and familiar experiences 
2) You tend to do things somewhat haphazardly
3) You are relatively social and enjoy the company of others
4) You are neither extremely forgivable nor irritable 
5) You aren’t particularly nervous or calm

She thinks that her test results were somewhat accurate.

For John, it was largely accurate, except for one criterion: how organised he was. It described him as very disorganised, but personally he felt that he was an organised person both in terms of schedule and ]]> 2020-04-17 08:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512317854 Joan & John https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512318077 No. We were not influenced by the other partner's viewership. We answered truthfully to ourselves, ignoring the presence of someone watching over our completing of the survey. This was because we are not concerned with what the other thinks of our personalities. ]]> 2020-04-17 08:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512318077 Joan & John https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512318237 Yes it was objective. It was a computer 'calculating' our personality type based on our answers, and not a person reviewing us. Therefore since there was no bias the results were objective and largely accurate based on our responses. 

No, we did not learn anything new from the completion of this quiz.  We both felt like we knew ourselves fairly well, therefore the results presented to us did not come as a shock. We both predicted quite accurately what our personality types would be, based on the answers we were inputting into the survey as we were doing it.]]> 2020-04-17 08:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512318237 Jayson & Ethel ethelchewyixuan https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512321108 No, being observed by our partners did not influence our responses. This was because we are not very concerned with our partners viewing our personalities. Thus our responses were very honest.]]> 2020-04-17 08:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512321108 Lynn & Jaedon lynnkhooweelin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512323148 No, we did not really care about the other person watching. Even with the other person watching, we still answered the questions truthfully. ]]> 2020-04-17 08:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512323148 Lynn & Jaedon lynnkhooweelin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512323447 Yes, the results were objective as the results were concluded by a computer system which is not possible to be influenced by any feelings or emotions. The conclusions made by the computer were solely based on our input which was rearranged by the algorithm.

We did not learn anything new about ourselves because everything there were things we knew about ourselves. We already predicted the results, However, we were surprised when one of the results was not describing out actual personality.]]> 2020-04-17 08:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512323447 Lynn & Jaedon lynnkhooweelin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512323804 There are more questions than Buzzfeed and other Internet quizzes. It covers more aspects of our life, the questions asked are very general. For example, Buzzfeed covers odd questions like “WhaT iS yOUr FavOUritE desErt?" which in reality, does not accurately help in determining one's personality. In comparison, Big Five's questions covers the individual's actions and tendencies which actually helps to calibrate accurate results.

Furthermore, the scores we received have been converted to “percentile scores.” meaning that our personality score can be directly compared to another group of people who have also taken this personality test. It shows us where we score on each personality dimension relative to other people, taking into account normal differences in gender and age.]]> 2020-04-17 08:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512323804 Jayson and Ethel chngruihengjayson https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512325885 Jayson: My test feedback was simply more of a result of my results being placed in and finding an average according to the answer that I provided. I did not find it particularly surprising when I saw my results.

Ethel: I did not find it surprising as I anticipated the results and my only surprise was that it did not give me the kind of personality that I actually have.]]> 2020-04-17 08:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512325885 Joshua and Clara naishujunclara https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512328918 The two of us felt that our test results had  the same amount  of accuracies as.well as inaccuracies. 

For Clara her personality was: 
1. You are somewhat conventional 
2. You are neither organised or disorganised 
3. You are relatively social and enjoy the company of others 
4. You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable
5. You aren't particularly nervous or calm 

Clara: I feel like my test results may not have been so accurate as I had put a lot of 3s, which is very neutral in nature, hence making it hard for the system to accurately give me results on my personality ]]> 2020-04-17 08:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512328918 Marcus, Imran, Khoa https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512329685 In our opinions, what makes the "Big Five" tests superior to other casual Internet quizzes is the huge number of questions that seek understanding from almost every aspect of our personality, so that the result attained tends to reflect who we are with high accuracy. This can only be done through years of researching and experimenting human behaviour which definitely stands out from other poorly researched Internet quizzes. Moreover, the test is able to categorise our personalities into five distinct aspects. Hence, our answers to the questions which belong to one of the aspects can be assessed and processed objectively and precisely.]]> 2020-04-17 08:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512329685 Jayson & Ethel ethelchewyixuan https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512333857 The "Big Five" tests is superior to the other, more casual Internet quizzes because it has a wider range of questions and they are more specific so the results generated was more accurate. The test also takes into consideration people from more countries, and people of all races can do this test. Other casual quizzes does not cater to such a large group of people from all races and religions. Furthermore, more people from around the world takes this test compared to other tests, implying that this test is more reliable.]]> 2020-04-17 08:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512333857 Joshua and Clara naishujunclara https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512334407 No, it did not really affect our response. Despite having someone watch us, we still chose to answer truthfully and did not really care much as to what the other person thought of us. ]]> 2020-04-17 08:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512334407 Joshua and Clara https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512339348 This big five test is much more reliable and accurate. Because it does not suggest that the person would be examined in any way. Also, the type of personality you get is based on what other people from other countries have input in the past so their database is huge]]> 2020-04-17 08:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512339348 Joshua and Clara https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512346529 Yes. The quiz is already bias free as it is a computer system evaluating you. Also, we already kind of knew our own personalities already, so what we expected is sought of what we got. This test just shows we are self aware.]]> 2020-04-17 08:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/512346529 Jerome & Khushi jeromechongrui https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513109125 The two of us had a discrepancy in how we perceived the accuracy of the test. Jerome felt that it was largely accurate while Khushi found that it was not. This could be due to our own personal beliefs and biases, since the test is self-administered and thus subject to our own biased human nature. We might be inputting what we believe ourselves to be rather than what we actually are, and when we receive our results, comparing it with our actual selves may be disconcerting and surface the discrepancies in how we perceive ourselves. Furthermore, it is hard to objectify ourselves and quantify how we feel about ourselves, complex human beings, based on a simple scale of 1 to 5. Moreover, existing perceptions of the test and having prior experiences with other personality tests may further bias our viewpoint of the results. For me (Jerome), I have done other personality tests and have come to predict what my results may be, causing me to possibly innately bias it in such a way as to receive my preferred results, in comparison to Khushi who has not done such tests and will be more surprised at her own possibly more objective results and subsequently disagree with it.

For Jerome, 

1) You typically don't seek out new experiences
2) You probably have a messy desk
3) You probably enjoy spending time alone
4) You find it easier to criticise others
5) You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things.

For Khushi,
1) You prefer traditional and familiar experiences.
2) You tend to do things somewhat haphazardly.
3) You are neither particularly social or reserved.
4) You find it easy to express irritation with others
5) You aren't particularly nervous or calm.


]]> 2020-04-17 15:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513109125 Jerome and Khushi khushianshumanbhagwat https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513201525 No, it hardly affected our responses as were just focused on answering our own questions to the best of our ability]]> 2020-04-17 15:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513201525 Jerome and Khushi khushianshumanbhagwat https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513212603 We both mutually felt that by reading the questions itself, our answers would automatically reveal to us our standing in the five different areas largely except for a few exceptions. But yes, mostly just rearranging our answers in a more coherent way to make us feel like we just discovered something new.]]> 2020-04-17 16:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513212603 Jerome and Khushi jeromechongrui https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513235022 I actually disagree that the test is superior to other online tests and found that its analysis was quite shallow. One example of what I perceive to be a better test would be 16personalities, which analyses your personality on more in-depth and high dimension metrics. This test focuses more on the social aspect of your personality, 1) refers to your outgoingness and willingness to try new experiences, 3) is about your extroversion, 4) is how well you work with others and are willing to be frank with them and 5) is about your emotional stability. Most of these metrics are socially based, and do not go into the psychological aspect of your personality. Furthermore, the fact that the test is self-administered decreases its reliability quite a fair bit as it exposes the results to human bias and perception, decreasing objectiveness. However, if you put a gun to my head and to express my intense love for it and name its positive qualities, I would be inclined to say that tries its best to measure the basic aspects of our personalities through the 5 metrics, and does a decent job at simplifying and categorising us. ]]> 2020-04-17 16:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/513235022 Axel and Prashant https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515406334 For Prashant, he felt that the test results were fairly accurate and that  the personality test did  do him justice in describing him. For Axel, he felt that the test was quite accurate and was able to describe his personality well. 

For Prashant, it was stated that he was 
1. He somewhat tends to shy away from new experiences
2. He is very disorganised 
3. He is very extraverted and loves socialising.
4. He is neutrally agreeable/disagreeable towards people in general 
5.  He is somewhat nervous and high-strung. 

For Axel, it was stated that he was 
1. He is somewhat open to new experiences. 
2. He is quite disorganised. 
3. He is also quite introverted. 
4. He is neutrally disagreeable/agreeable 
5. He is very nervous/high-strung.  

Prashant believes that he doesn't shy away from new experiences and is rather always seeking for new ways to entertain himself when he has nothing better to do. He is easily bored by talking or doing the same things over and over again. Apart from that, Prashant feels that the test was accurate in most aspects. Axel also believes that the test was reliable in several aspects. ]]> 2020-04-19 13:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515406334 Prashant and Axel https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515431985 The presence of our partner did not have any impact on what we wrote or picked in the personality test. ]]> 2020-04-19 14:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515431985 Prashant and Axel https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515562213 The test merely regurgitated our own responses to us. All the results we received was already known by us. As a personality test, I feel that this test is very generic and does not stand out from the other tests online.]]> 2020-04-19 15:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515562213 Prashant and Axel https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515568281 This test was somewhat superior than other quizzes in the sense that it evaluates both of our personalities and compares them with one another.]]> 2020-04-19 15:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/515568281 Jaehyun and Justin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516136898 For Jaehyun,
1. He typically doesn't seek out new experiences
2. He is very well organised, and can be relied upon
3. He tends to shy away from social situations
4. He finds it easy to express irritation with others
5. You aren't particularly nervous, nor calm.

For Justin,
1. He typically doesn't seek out new experiences
2. He tends be somewhat haphazardly
3. He tends to shy away from social situations
4. He finds it easy to criticize others
5. He tends to become anxious or nervous

In both cases, we both believed that the accuracy of the test was largely reliable as the majority of the traits described by the test was felt to be accurate besides some outliers. Such outliers include Justin believing that his conscientiousness was inaccurately graded and Jaehyun believing that his negative emotionality was inaccurately graded. In conclusion, the accuracy of the test for both of us were felt to be satisfactory.]]> 2020-04-20 00:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516136898 Jaehyun and Justin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516145269 The presence of our partner in observing our answers to the questions did not have any significant impact on the outcome of either of our responses to the test.]]> 2020-04-20 00:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516145269 Jaehyun and Justin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516147097 In both of our cases, we agreed that the test feedback was merely an algorithm rearranging and regurgitating the responses to come up with a template for the type of individuals we are. Yet, such a method has many shortcomings such as the inability to decipher complex thoughts and ultimately, it failed to reveal any new, significant details on our personalities.]]> 2020-04-20 00:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516147097 Jaehyun and Justin https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516149781 We agreed that the 'Big Five' test was superior to the casual Internet quizzes set by companies such as Buzzfeed. This is because this test was a collaborative effort by qualified independent researchers Paul Costa and Robert McCrae who had credentials in this field while casual tests failed to have such heavy credentials backing up their authenticity.]]> 2020-04-20 00:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_ee/ins2b0vn9rv4g0hh/wish/516149781