DISC Assessments for Business: What to Look For Before You Buy
When investing in Disc training or Disc assessments for your business the one you choose matters. There are many Disc assessments out there from free to paid versions. Here is what to look for before you buy.
Four Questions to Ask
Before you do that free online assessment or randomly choose a Disc assessment it’s important to know if it is reliable. There are many assessments people do for fun and that may even generate results, but it does’t mean those results are valid or reliable. Not all assessments are created equal. It’s important you are armed with what matters most when choosing the right Disc assessment for your business.
Here are three questions to ask:
- Is it Certified? : A good Disc assessment will be data analyzed by the Applied Science Institute (ASI) and certified for internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha, demonstrating strong, reliable results.
- Have There Been Validation Studies Done?: Studies should show Disc scales have high reliability, and strong, reliable measurement, particularly within PeopleKeys’ validated studies.
- Does it Meet Assessment Standards?: The Disc assessments should be compliant with established standards for educational and psychological testing.
Why Use Our Assessments
We can proudly say the assessments we use and the company we are certified through has met all of these standards. When you choose our assessments you can feel confident in the reliability and results. Our assessments have gone through extensive testing and is Cronbach’s alpha certified. Summed up, that means you can trust your results are valid and reliable. As a business owner choosing an assessment to invest in that is important. What you don’t want to do is to spend time, money, and resources on something that does not have credibility.