16 PF QUESTIONNARE: POTENTIAL OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE (THE CASE OF PHILOLOGICAL SPECIALTIES’ TEACHERS)

Abstract

The article presents review of diagnostic capabilities of the “Cattell Multiple Personality Factor Question­naire” test, better known as “16 PF”. Review of the modern approaches to teachers’ professional competence determination is completed, particularly philological specialties’ competence. An article studies the matters of methodical, personal and professional-personal traits. It is specified that these traits present: social, com­municative, performing, emotional, information and cognitive competence. Based on the data analysis, were found personality traits’ compatibles to the dedicated competences in the well-known psychological theory of R.B. Cattell. In accordance with the results of a detailed survey of the philology teachers’ required competenc­es, it has been suggested a diagnosis model, which provides thorough analysis of the results obtained by the “Cattell Multiple Personality Factor Questionnaire” test through the use of block and dyadic data-interpretation algorithm.