How can the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal™ be accurate with only 28 questions?
We hear this question a lot. Skill tests tend to be long and cumbersome. They often exceed 100 questions, and this can make the skill development process a chore for anybody. Lengthy assessments often times try to capture a vast array of skills in just one test, instead of focusing on measuring one skill at a time. Contrary to common belief, skill tests do not require large numbers of questions in order to accurately measure the skill. The tradition of lengthy tests has more to do with the subject feeling like they have been accurately assessed, than the validity or usefulness of the assessment it provides. People are complex and most of us do not like the idea of being summed up or evaluated by answering just a few questions. It’s important to remember that the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal™ primarily measures a single trait, emotional intelligence. Therefore, an assessment of emotional intelligence should not require a large volume of questions to measure these skills. A parallel
