What is the Adjective Checklist?
The Adjective Checklist (ACL) was created by Harrison G. Gough and consists of 300 adjectives and adjectival phrases commonly used to describe a person’s attributes. The ACL is unique in that the number of items checked is unspecified so that adjectives selected are ones that are salient for the person being evaluated. The variation in endorsement is itself viewed as a personality variable. In addition to a score on number of items checked, there are twenty-three other scales, on all of which the standard scores are adjusted according to the items that are endorsed; this adjustment removes the influence of acquiescence from the twenty-three measures. Administration time varies from ten to fifteen minutes.
How could schools use the ACL?
How could schools use the ACL?
- The most frequent application of the ACL is to obtain self-descriptions.
- Teachers could use the ACL in order to identify the best way to teach to their students' needs including their fullest creative potential.
- Teachers could use this in order to recognize comparisons amongst their students.