MY PASSION QUEST

PQ for Academics is based on The Reiss School Motivation Profile® (RSMP), a standardized, comprehensive assessment of a student's needs, interests, motives, and life goals.

 

Ages: The RSMP can be used with middle school, high school, or college students. Minimum age is 12 years old.

 

Length: The RSMP is a 104-item self-report questionnaire. Students can complete on an online form.

 

Administration time is about 15 minutes. Scoring: Both instruments are scored via Internet. To guarantee confidentiality, we require the results to be sent directly to a school counselor or qualified coach.

 

Results: You receive a color-coded bar graph showing the importance of each of 13 needs:

 

Acceptance, the need for approval

Curiosity, the need to understand

Family, the need to spend time with family

Honor, the need for character

Idealism, the need to improve society

Independence, the need for personal freedom

Order, the need for structure

Physical Activity, the need for exercise

Power, the need for influence of will

Social Contact, the need for friends

Status, the need for prestige

Tranquility, the need for safety

Vengeance, the need to fight back

 

Results: The two - five page report that accompanies the graph discusses what each result means including implications for instructional strategies, intervention plans, and parent involvement. The report has no technical jargon and thus is easily understood by most parents.Norms: This tool has been field tested over a period of ten years.

 

The norms are based on 3,500 college, high school, and middle school students. Published validity data same as for Reiss Motivation Profile®