The Panukat ng Pagkataong Pilipino (PPP)
Annadaisy J. Carlota, UP Department ofPsychology
What does the PPP measure?
The PPP assesses 19 dimensions grouped as follows, each group
comprising : *******
Porma K/ Form K (Personality dimensions relevant to
interpersonal relationships) – 90 items which assess the following:
Pagkamaalalahanin/ Thoughtfulness
Pagkamadaldal/ Social Curiosity
Pagkamagalang/ Respectfulness
Pagkamaramdamin/ Sensitiveness
Pagkamasunurin/ Obedience
Pagkamatulungin/ Helpfulness
Pagkamaunawain/ Capacity to be
Understanding
Pagkapalakaibigan/ Sociability
Porma S/ Form S (Personal traits) – 80 items which assess:
Pagkamaayos/ Orderliness
Pagkamahinahon/ Emotional Stability
Pagkamapagkumbaba/ Humility
Pagkamasayahin/ Cheerfulness
Pagkamatapat/ Honesty
Pagkamatiyaga/ Patience
Pagkaresponsable/ Responsibility
Porma KS/ Form KS (Intelligence and creativity) – 40 items
which assess:
Pagkamalikhain/ Creativity
Pagkamapagsapalaran/ Risk Taking
Pagkamasikap/ Achievement Orientation
Pagkamatalino/ Intelligence
How was the PPP developed?
1. Sixteen (16) of the traits included in the PPP were identified
on the basis of the results of a survey which asked a
heterogeneous group of persons: (a) to describe themselves,
someone they liked and someone they disliked; (b) to define
traits mentioned; and (c) to provide a description of a
behavior that exemplified a particular trait.
2. 425 items in the form of statements were constructed for the
16 traits identified by the survey and 3 others which were a
personal interest to the author were included (for a total of 19
traits across the three forms) – the items were pretested on a
sample comparable to the survey respondents.
3. Pretest scores were analyzed using item-total correlations for every dimension, the relevant items were correlated with
the subtotal scores yielded by the group of items constituting
the subtest of that dimension.
4. The internal consistency reliabilities for varying subgroups of
items for each subtest, the initial item pool was reduced to 220
items; after further examination of subtest reliability
coefficients, the total number of items was reduced to the
present 210 (across the 19 subscales).
What data are available about the PPP’s reliability and validity?
1. In its present form, the internal consistency reliabilities of the
subtests in each the three Forms, K, S and KS, range from:
Form K : .56 to .84
Form S : .70 to .89
Form KS: .51 to .78
Mean reliability coefficient: .69
Mean reliability coefficient: .81
Mean reliability coefficient: .72
2. Among others, validity studies on the PPP include:
a. Correlations of various PPP subtests with parallel
subtests of existing personality measures such as the
Panukat ng Ugali’t Pagkatao (PUP), the Gordon
Personal Inventory (GPI) – correlations were in the
predicted direction although not all of them were
statistically significant;
b. Correlations of PPP scores on risk taking and sociability
with scores on the behavioral criteria of risk taking on a
card guessing game and behavioral manifestations of
sociability in a contrived situation, respectively;
c. A multitrait-multimethod study which obtained
convergent and divergent validity for the PPP subtests
on sensitiveness and patience.
2. Current researches on the PPP: Based on analysis of data
obtained from college students in 2012
How is the PPP used?
1. Target users of the PPP: Age range of 13 years and older
2. Uses of the PPP: For research, for screening for employment,
screening for acceptance into programs, for counseling
3. Language of the PPP: The test was originally constructed in
Pilipino; an English version is also available
4. Administration of the PPP:
a. The test may be administered to groups or to individual;
for test takers who are proficient in reading and writing
in Pilipino and/or English, the test may be selfadministered. Test booklets are reusable; responses are
written on answer sheets.
b. All three forms may be administered as a set to produce
a 19-trait personality profile; or each form may be
administered individually for a profile on a selected
cluster of traits; or items pertaining to traits of interest
may be selected from across the different forms and
combined into a single test form.
c. Each of the longer forms (Form K and Form S) usually
takes 20 to 30 minutes to administer; Form KS in 10 to
20 minutes.
If all three forms (total of 210 items) are administered, it
usually takes about 50 minutes to 1 hour (maximum of 1
and 30 minutes) to complete the testing.
d. Scoring of the PPP: The scoring of the PPP is done
manually with the use of scoring stencil
d.1. Each item is scored on a 5 point scale - positively
stated items are scored 5 to 1 from the Lubos na
sumasang-ayon/ Strongly agree to the Lubos na disumasang-ayon/ Strongly disagree; scoring is
reversed for negatively stated items
d.2. The total score for each personality trait is obtained
by summating the scores from the relevant items of
for that particular trait.
e. Interpreting the PPP:
e.1. The PPP has two types of norms that may used for
the interpretation of scores obtained: percentiles,
and normalized standardized scores with a mean
of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.
e.2. A graphic personality profile maybe drawn on the
profile chart on the first page of the answer sheet.
How is the PPP accessed?
1. Available for purchase - A PPP set includes the following:
reusable test booklets, answer sheets, scoring stencils and a
test manual through the UP Department of Psychology
2. For educational institutions, the PPP may also be accessed
through the services of the Center for Educational
Measurement (CEM)