Whole Person Development Inventory

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The Whole Person Development Inventory

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The Whole Person Development Inventory (WPDI®) is the first

psychological assessment tool developed to measure whole person

development of college students with Chinese ethnicity.

It is a self-report instrument developed based on theories of youth

development and psychological scale development protocols. It provides

a comprehensive assessment on the 15 aspects of college students'

holistic development.

Intellectual Capacity

Health MaintenancePhysical Fitness

Career PreparationLeadership

Emotional HealthSelf Appreciation

Civic ResponsibilityCommunity Care

Cultural EngagementFamily Relationship

Peer Relationship

Art AppreciationMoral Commitment

Spiritual Quest

Application

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WPDI® is a tool for Individuals, Institutions & Researchers.

　　 Student's Self-understanding

Student can easily log-in to the eWPDI online system to take the test and

obtain a real-time individual eProfile instantaneously. The eProfile lists out

student's scores in the 15 factors with interpretation.

Individual Level

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The eProfile allows mentor or counsellor

to have an overview of student's

development and facilitates discussion

on goal-setting.

　　 Personal Growth Coaching 　

　　 & Mentoring

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53.5

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36.8

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Intellectual Capacity

Health Maintenance

Physical Fitness

Career Preparation

Leadership

Emotional Health

Self Appreciation

Civic Responsibility

Community Care

Cultural Engagement

Family Relationship

Peer Relationship

Art Appreciation

Moral Commitment

Spiritual Quest

WPDI Result ChartWPDI Result Chart

eWPDI sign up page Individual WPDI eProfile sample page (interpretation)

Individual WPDI eProfile sample page (result chart)

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4.54 4.60 4.23 4.25 4.32

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4.49

4.00 3.83

4.40 4.82 4.90

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4.88 4.98

4.24 4.27

3.79 3.92 3.92 3.68

4.27 3.88

3.47

4.22 4.63 4.51

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4.74 4.76

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Student Leader Control Group

Institutional Level

　　 WPD Related Research>

Data collected through eWPDI will

be returned to your university, so

you may conduct further analysis,

e.g. comparing WPDI data

collected at entry and exit points of

a programme, to shed light on

programme effectiveness and

future direction.

Research Level

　　 Programme Planning and Evaluation >

Apart from using eWPDI, researchers may request WPDI question items

to formulate further WPD related researches, to gain a more in-depth

understanding on the relationship between student's development and

other elements.

Sample result of WPD longitudinal study

Sample result of group comparison study on WPD

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Age range: 17 - 25

Administration time: 10 - 15 minutes

Number of items: 111

Language: English, Traditional Chinese & Simplified Chinese

Format: Online eWPDI system for administration and reporting

Existing norm: Gender specific HK college norm (n = 8327)

Publication

Counselling and Development Centre

Office of Student Affairs

Hong Kong Baptist University

Tel: 3411-7435 | Email: cdc@hkbu.edu.hk

Further Enquiry

WPDI Quick Fact