MIDAS™ Research Guidelines and Application

The MIDAS™  is available for use by researchers and students at a discounted price. Researchers need to become familiar with appropriate use and interpretation procedures and agree to the terms of the Research Licensing Agreement. There are four (4) requirements for researchers:

1. Complete Research Application including a brief description of Objectives and Time Line.
2. Become familiar with appropriate Administration and Interpretation Procedures in the Professional Manual or in the MIDAS Handbook.
3. Complete and submit the User Certification Form. Return the signed Licensing Agreement.

4. Send bi-annual progress reports on July 1 and January 1. Provide the author with a summary of results at the end of your project.

MIDAS™ Certification: Researchers may become certified to use the MIDAS by reading either the Professional Manual or the MIDAS Handbook and then submit the completed User Certification Form. The Professional Manual provides general guidelines for MIDAS™ use in a wide variety of settings (rehabilitation, clinical psychology, career counseling, etc.) and contains extensive technical data including reliability / validity statistics and scale development information. The MIDAS™ Handbook provides less technical data but more information regarding appropriate MIDAS™ use in the classroom.

Researchers may choose the book that is most appropriate for their situation and background.

Scoring Answer Forms: The researcher will mail completed answer forms to MI Research and Consulting, Inc. 1316 S. Lincoln St., Kent, Ohio 44240 U.S. for scanning, scoring and profiling. In most cases, the individual profiles in bulk will be emailed back to the researcher. Researcher may also request that the data (main scales, subscales scores and item responses) be imported into a database (SPSS) for statistical analysis at no extra charge. In most instances, scored profiles are returned via email to the researcher within one week, however, circumstances may delay this by a week or more. If a researcher needs to have profiles returned by a specific date then s/he needs to indicate this date on the Application Form or via email prior to mailing in the completed answer forms.

Translations: Researchers interested in using or adapting The MIDAS™ for use in countries outside the USA should submit a research and development plan to the author. It is important that validity procedures be incorporated in these proposals. Include the following details: translators' name with credentials, supervisor of student(s), timeline, validity and reliability procedures, purpose and goals. Plans for use of the MIDAS™ following the end of research should be described.

The translator will provide final translations in an electronic file to the author. The author's name shall appear on all MIDAS™ materials as the holder of copyright privileges. Translator's name shall also be included.

MIDAS™ Research Application:

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Organization:____________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________

              _______________________________________________________________

Phone: _____________________ Return email address: _________________________

                                                                                    (type or print VERY clearly)

Number to be administered ___________ Age of all participants: ___________________

Time line: Begin _______________ End __________________

Will you need data included in a database (SPSS):  yes ____ no ____ or Excel________

Is there a required date for emailing scored profiles? ____________________________

Special Requests: ________________________________________________________

Title of Research Project:___________________________________________________

ORDER FORM

Basic Research Kit

Select one:

___ The MIDAS: A Professional Manual, or

___ The MIDAS Handbook: MI in the Classroom

Choose-  Administration Type:

_____ Online MIDAS System (OMS)

_____ paper questionnaire and scannable answer forms

# amount:  Age Group:

_____ MIDAS: adults / college students

_____ Teen-MIDAS (15 - 19 years)

_____ All About Me (10 - 14 years)

_____ My Young Child (4 - 9 years)

Please attach a Brief Summary of your Research Project to this Application, including the following:

MIDAS Research Project Title:

1. Research Hypothesis
2. Objectives
3. Methods
4. Participants
5. Timeline

The author has my permission to include my research summary or proposal with attribution in a MIDAS™ database or MI Newsletter or other publication.
Yes: _______ No: ________

People interested in this research may contact me for further information: Yes __ No____

I understand that MIDAS Research Kit materials may not be altered or used for commercial / educational purposes. MIDAS questionnaires should not be published or included in final reports / thesis / dissertations.
________________________________ ____________

signed dated

All MIDAS™ materials are protected by international copyright laws.

Translations

Researchers interested in creating a translation of The MIDAS™ should contact the author for permission and a description of the recommended steps toward validation. The author retains copy right to the MIDAS™ intellectual property and the primary researcher can be named as creator of the translation. Plans for follow-up use of the MIDAS™ for either research, scholarly or commercial purposes need to be approved by the author. Translators need to be aware that The MIDAS™ uses a computerized, complex scoring program to generate individual profiles. This is currently available only in English. Considerable support is necessary to use and maintain The MIDAS™. Ongoing use of the assessment requires institutional support from either a test publisher or university.

MIDAS™ Certification Questions

1) What is the definition of intelligence as developed by Howard Gardner?

2) What are 3 or 4 of the criteria used by H. Gardner to identify each intelligence?

3) Name the 8 intelligences and give examples of their domain skills?

4) What is the difference between an "intelligence" and a "domain"?

5) What are your goals for using The MIDAS™ Profile to assist students / teachers?

Goal 1:

Goal 2:

Goal 3:

 6) Who will be mainly responsible for administering MIDAS™ and guiding students in its interpretation?

 Position:

7) What kind of training will this person(s) receive?

8) Will teachers also be trained in understanding / using students' profile? If so, how?

9) Will parents be involved in understanding MI and their child's MIDAS™ profile? If so, how?

10) People often mistake The MIDAS™ for a "test."  How will you describe the difference to them?

11) How will you ensure that students understand the difference between IQ and MI and can name the 8 intelligences?

12) How will students be guided in verifying their MIDAS™ Profiles and then using the information?

 Who will do this? _________________________________  How many sessions? ___

13) Students (and teachers / parents) often misconstrue the meaning of MIDAS™ scores and use simplistic labeling (e.g., "Oh, I got a score of 61% in Spatial so I'm a Spatial person and I'm not Linguistic because my score is only 58%.").  How will you try to prevent this and guide students to a deeper understanding of their MIDAS™ strengths and weaknesses?