About This Product

BY JOTHAM FRIEDLAND, PHD, HARVEY MANDEL, PHD, AND SANDER MARCUS, PHD

Here’s an ideal way to evaluate underachieving or unmotivated students. The AMP tells you why students are underachieving and how to help them change.

The test includes two forms: High School/College and Grades 5–8. Both produce scale scores for four domains: Motivation for Achievement; Inner Resources; Interpersonal Strengths; and Work Habits. In addition, three validity measures alert you to inconsistent, self-enhancing, and self-criticizing response styles.

Items are written at a fourth-grade reading level, and students respond using a 5-point Likert scale. Computer scoring is available for the High School/College Form—an option that gives you a complete interpretive report, with individualized recommendations for underachieving students.

Validated against objective measures of achievement, the AMP provides a sound basis for instructional or psychotherapeutic intervention.