BEVI Benefits

Our experience suggests that individuals, groups, institutions, and organizations are interested in the BEVI for a number of reasons, including but not limited to the following:

1. Relevance
   

   The BEVI is relevant for use in a wide array of settings and contexts. For example, from an applied standpoint, the BEVI helps individuals 1) understand better what they believe and value about themselves, others, and the world at large and 2) reflect upon how such beliefs and values may - or may not - be conducive to learning, personal growth, relationships, and the pursuit of life goals. From the perspective of evaluation and research, the BEVI 1) helps answer questions such as “who learns what and why, and under what circumstances,” 2) allows for the examination of complex processes that are associated with belief/value acquisition, maintenance, and transformation, and 3) analyzes the impact of specific experiences that are implicitly or explicitly designed to facilitate growth, learning, or change.

2. Applicability
   

   The BEVI may be used flexibility for multiple purposes, from assessing processes and outcomes of various learning experiences to facilitating growth and development of individuals and groups. More specifically, the BEVI has applications in the following areas (see BEVI Workshops):

• Teaching
• Research
• Program Evaluation
• Student Development
• Personal Growth
• Team Building
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Assessment
• Organizational Development


3. Excellent Reliability and Validity
   

   In addition to excellent reliability (the majority of BEVI scales are at or above .80 or .90 and no scale is less than .75), evidence of validity is indicated by a number of studies demonstrating that the BEVI is able to predict group membership across a wide range of demographic variables, including gender, ethnic background, parental income, political orientation, and religious orientation (see BEVI Validity).

4. Theoretically and Empirically Grounded
   

   The empirical and theoretical foundation of the BEVI is strong. In development for nearly two decades, the BEVI has been subjected to multiple analyses, reviews, and studies by a wide array of interdisciplinary scholars and test development experts. The factor structure of the BEVI is well integrated with EI Theory and the EI Self, which are grounded in decades of scholarship, and can help explain why we believe what we believe as well as when, how, and under what circumstances beliefs and values are acquired, maintained, and transformed.

5. Web-Based Accessibility
   

   The web-based infrastructure for the BEVI is well developed and field tested. Presuming sufficient internet access, the BEVI may be taken anywhere in the world. Such accessibility offers distinct benefits for individuals, groups, institutions, and organizations, while greatly facilitating processes of data management and analysis.

6. Adaptable and Affordable
   

   The existing web-based infrastructure for the BEVI provides a good model and system for linking BEVI data with other complementary data-bases for eventual analysis. Customized analyses are also available upon request, which means that institutions and organizations are able to hone in on very specific analyses that may be of interest. By design, fee rates for administration, reporting, and certification rates are meant to be affordable and highly competitive, with discounts offered for group reporting and certification.

7. Membership Benefits
   

   Individuals, groups, institutions, and organizations that use the BEVI automatically receive a number of benefits including 1) membership in International Beliefs and Values Institute (IBAVI), a non-profit international and interdisciplinary organizational devoted to understanding the linkage between beliefs and values and actions policies and practices around the world (see www.ibavi.org); 2) free issues of Beliefs and Values: Understanding the Global Implications of Human Nature, an international and interdisciplinary journal from Springer Publishing (www.springerpub.com/bv); 3) opportunities to network with educators, researchers, students, leaders, and policy makers who have an interests in the IBAVI’s mission and activities; 4) discounts on BEVI training experiences and materials; and 5) updates on the BEVI as well as the latest findings and applications.