Use of the Role Construct Repertory Test in Education: A Review

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review the advances and issues in use of the Role Construct Repertory Test (RCRT) as an ideographical method in educational psychology. First, Kelly's (1955) Personal Construct Psychology and the RCRT in its original version were described. Second,“RCRT for teachers” (Kondo, 1995) as an example of the RCRT in Japan was reviewed. Third, some research using the RCRT in the teacher education area was described and the importance of the RCRT in that area was discussed. Fourth, research projects about learning and learning activities using the RCRT were examined. The RCRT was a fruitful method which enabled us to elicit the implicit constructs of a person. Then, the use of RCRT in educational psychology area was discussed and the conclusion was of value to a practical and ideographical approach in the field of education.