HOW IT WORKS
How the BPI works
The Brain Performance Index (BPI) is a 32-item assessment of eight performance characteristics. Complete it, receive your report, and re-measure over time.
WHAT IT MEASURES
Four domains. Eight subdomains.
The BPI measures four equally weighted domains. Each domain is made up of two subdomains.
Self-Regulation
Emotional Regulation | Pressure Control
How well a person manages emotions and performs under pressure.
Drive and Discipline
Grit / Persistence | Preparation
How consistently a person sustains effort and prepares to perform.
Self-Insight
Self-Awareness | Self-Efficacy
How accurately a person reads their own strengths, and how confident they are in their ability to succeed.
Team and Decision
Team Functioning | Decision-Making
How well a person works with others and makes decisions.
THE PROCESS
Three steps.
01
Complete the assessment
Answer 32 questions online about how you typically think, feel, and act when you perform. For the Youth BPI, the student and a parent each complete their own version.
02
Receive your report
A PDF report is emailed after completion. It shows an overall score, four domain scores, eight subdomain scores, and recommended next steps. Youth BPI reports are sent to the parent.
03
Re-measure over time
Take the BPI again to track change across a season, semester, training cycle, or program.
SCORING
How scores are reported.
Every score is reported on a 0-100 scale and placed in one of five ranges.
85-100
Exceptional
70-84
Strong
55-69
Developing
40-54
Needs Improvement
0-39
Significant Support Needed
ADULT BPI
Validity scales.
The Adult BPI includes validity scales. They flag response patterns that may make results less accurate.
CHOOSE A VERSION
Two versions.
RESEARCH
Research foundations.
The BPI was designed by psychologists. Each subdomain is based on established, peer-reviewed research on human performance.
Emotional Regulation
Gross (1998), Review of General Psychology; Gross and John (2003), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Self-Awareness
Zell and Krizan (2014), Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Pressure Control
Baumeister (1984), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Beilock and Carr (2001), Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Self-Efficacy
Bandura (1977), Psychological Review; Stajkovic and Luthans (1998), Psychological Bulletin.
Grit / Persistence
Duckworth et al. (2007), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Credé, Tynan, and Harms (2017), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Team Functioning
Salas, Sims, and Burke (2005), Small Group Research; LePine et al. (2008), Personnel Psychology.
Preparation
Gollwitzer and Sheeran (2006), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology; Macnamara, Hambrick, and Oswald (2014), Psychological Science.
Decision-Making
Bruine de Bruin, Parker, and Fischhoff (2007), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
SCOPE
What the BPI is not.
The BPI measures performance characteristics. It is not a clinical or diagnostic instrument, and it does not assess mental health, learning, or developmental conditions.