FINDINGS The Enneagram Personality Profiles The Enneagram results for each of the participants are illustrated in Table 2. The brief characteristics of each type have been included there as a reminder. Posttest Reflection Questionnaire The posttest reflection questionnaire had the following format. • On a scale of 1–5, how difficult was it to understand the test?
• In a few sentences, tell me about your test experience.
• Did you like the test? Why or why not?
• Do you think that the results are correct? Why or why not?
• Tell me two things that you learned about personality from the test, test results, or our class discussion. For each participant that took the test, some key points have been outlined. Both Marie and Annabel (the Perfectionists) found the test relatively easy and mostly accurate. Annabel specifically enjoyed the activity because it made her think “about thing you have ever seen about yourself.” She learned vocabulary and more about herself. Marie felt “like a little strange because this is the first time I take this kind of this survey. But I was great, because I learn something new about myself.” She learned how to handle a problem and how to live with people in a different way. With the exception of Teresa, the Helpers in the group found the test relatively difficult to understand. However, despite this, each participant found value in the exercise. Moriah realized that everyone had good and bad qualities to their personality. She also learned that you can discover a lot about yourself just by answering a few questions. She stated, “Its impertant that we know ourself and help ourself with controlling our bad habbit.” Beth found the test interesting and confirming. Although she knew most of this information about herself before, she learned she needed to try and relax and focus on self and to “not involve in other’s situation too much that is going to be harmful (physically and emotionally).” Eileen learned that it was not easy to deal with different personalities. Emily found the test entertaining and reported that she learned about her personality and how people could get along with her. Teresa (the last Helper of the group) found the test relatively easy and felt the test allowed her to see her strengths and weaknesses so that she could work on them. She did not think the test was 100% accurate and thought that “no single evaluation cannot pigeonhole to a person.” However, she thought it was a good incentive to learn more about herself and to investigate more about the Enneagram. Sarah (the Achiever) found the test easy to understand, informative, and accurate about her personality. The main thing she learned was how people could get along with her. James (the Loyalist) found the test relatively easy and said that it was helpful to get a reflection of self. He felt that the test was accurate and matched his behavior. He felt he learned how to behave and interact with others “in an appropriate or inappropriate manner” and about other personality types. It is important to remember that he was not included in the final analysis because he dropped out after completing the Enneagram and posttest reflection questionnaire. Consuelo (the Leader) rated the test in the middle range of difficulty. She enjoyed the test because she felt that it taught her the importance of understanding others. She felt the test was about 90% accurate. She learned that it was important to respect other people’s ways of thinking and how to relate more successfully with her coworkers. She stated, “I understood that everyone is different and have different personalities and many forms to see the world therefore to have respect for other people’s form of think.” Finally, Jasmine (the Peacemaker) found the test easy and enjoyable because it showed her some things that she did not know about her personality. She felt proud of her personality type and felt that the results were accurate. She learned that she needed to just be herself and dream.