Methodology
Typewell · Updated September 1, 2026
The quizzes here are short self-report instruments. Then you get a long page. This is how the scores are made. It isn't a journal article. Nobody here is running a lab, certifying you, or treating you. If you want the long writeups, the type pages are the product. If you want to know why a tie became P, stay.
Type Compass (16 types)
Thirty-two Likert items, eight per split: Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perceiving. Agreeing with an Extraversion item raises E. Agreeing with an Introversion item raises I. Same pattern on the other pairs. Each item also feeds the opposite pole as six minus your answer, so a 5 on an E item is a 1 on I. Your type is the four letters with the higher total. Ties break toward I, N, F, and P, the quieter pole, so a dead heat doesn't invent certainty. Percents are each letter's share of that pair's total. This is a preference sketch in a Jungian tradition Myers and Briggs popularized. It isn't the official MBTI® test.
Five Traits (OCEAN)
Thirty items, six per trait. Some are reverse-scored so agreeing doesn't always mean high. Raw totals map onto a 0–100 bar: ((raw − min) / (max − min)) × 100, with min equal to the number of answered items and max equal to five times that. Bands: 70 and up is high, 30 and under is low, otherwise mid. The wording lives on the trait pages, including what high conscientiousness looks like on a normal day. Bars describe. High Neuroticism isn't a disorder. Low Agreeableness isn't a moral verdict. Short scales are noisier than a 50- or 100-item inventory.
Drive Map (Enneagram-inspired)
Twenty-seven items, three per type, summed from Likert answers. The highest sum is primary. The higher of the two adjacent types is the wing hint. For type 9, the neighbors are 8 and 1. Ties pick the lower type number. Close scores mean you should read both pages. The Enneagram is a popular type system with a lot of schools. Drive Map is a short sketch. It isn't a teacher-certified interview, and it isn't a science claim.
Work Pulse (DISC-inspired)
Twenty-four items, six per scale, summed from Likert answers. Highest is primary. Second-highest is secondary. Ties break in D-I-S-C order. Names: Drive, Signal, Steady, Craft. The how-to-work notes are for colleagues, not for a hiring pile. Work Pulse isn't a certified DiSC® assessment. Don't use it to screen candidates.
What this site won't claim
No reliability coefficients that haven't been published. No claim that these quizzes predict job performance. Personality data isn't for sale. Guests can finish without accounts. A paid Insight Report is a longer read of a quiz you already took. It isn't a new test and not a clinical document. Legal language is on Privacy, Terms, and Disclaimer. A four-map comparison is on Compare.
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Questions
- Why do ties go to I, N, F, and P?
- So a dead heat doesn't fake certainty toward the louder pole. If you were close, read both letters. A middle score is information.
- Are the questions from the official MBTI®?
- No. Type Compass uses items written for this site, in a four-pair tradition. The official item pool isn't used, and the official name isn't on the buttons.
- Can I see my raw scores?
- The result page shows percents for Type Compass, 0–100 bars for Five Traits, type sums for Drive Map, and scale totals for Work Pulse.
For thinking about yourself. Not a diagnosis. Not the official MBTI test.