Instrument Overview
The IDI examines how one engages cultural difference through reflection of past and current situations and experiences. An individual’s IDI profile report provides a perceived orientation score (how one sees themselves when interacting) and a developmental orientation score (how one actually interacts in situations) that pinpoints where, on a five-point continuum, the individual falls: denial, polarization, minimalization, acceptance, or adaption. An orientation gap is also reported that identifies how likely the user is to misread how effective they are in bridging across cultural differences. The profile report provides next steps an individual would take to further develop intercultural competence.
Organization
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Access and Use
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Hammer, M. R. (2011.). Additional cross-cultural validity testing of the Intercultural Development Inventory. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. V35, 474-487. Retrieved August 2020, from IDI Inventory: https://idiinventory.com/generalinformation
