Psych 726 - Chapter 10 - Assessment of Aptitude
What do most Admission Tests require? And, what are some examples?
Most require combination of verbal, quantitative, writing, and analytical reasoning skills, or discipline-specific knowledge SAT, ACT, GRE, Miller's Analogy Test
Define Aptitude
Aptitude is • an innate or acquired ability to be good at something • Potential capabilities (in the future) • Aptitude tests predict potential to do well
What are the most well known MATB
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery • Differential Aptitude Test • General Aptitude Test Battery • Career Ability Placement Survey
Why are Admissions Tests considered to be an aptitude test
Because they are based on academic ability (and have validity) Predict performance in a particular educational program • Used in combination w/other background information • A general indication of future academic success
What does a Readiness Test measure
used to predict success when a child enters school and judge whether a student is ready for kindergarten (or sometimes, first grade)
Describe Career Ability Placement Survey
• Career Ability Survey • Uses: •Matching occupational requirements, educational/training program selection,curriculum evaluation, career assessment, employee evaluation • Can be self-scored
Describe what a Multiple Aptitude Test Battery is
• Series of subtests assessing several aptitudes at one time • Do not provide a single scores • Provide a profile of subtest scores (1 subtest per aptitude) • Helps to determine high and low aptitudes
What do readiness tests measure?
Physical, social, emotional, learning language, cognition/general knowledge
How is aptitude different from ability (achievement)
Ability is "present-day' capability, aptitude is predicted ability in the future
How do achievement tests differ from cognitive/IQ and aptitude tests?
Achievement tests mostly focus on assessing growth from past to present
What do aptitude tests measure to determine potential?
Acquired knowledge & Innate ability
What are some specific aptitude tests that may exist as a result of not being measured in the general aptitude tests
Clerical abilities (filing, keyboarding, coding), motor dexterity (eye- hand coordination), mechanical ability, artistic talents, musical ability
Describe the Differential Aptitude Test
Differential Aptitude Tests • Series of tests designed to measures ability to learn or succeed in several areas • Uses: • Industriesforemployeeselection • Academicpossibilities • Vocationalpossibilities • Profile created based on interests & aptitudes
Describe Genreal Aptitude Test Battery
General Aptitude Test Battery • Uses: • Employment offices to screen job applicants • Highschool/career counseling
Describe the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
Most widely used multiple-aptitude battery used in world • Includes: • Original aptitude battery: • Sub-Tests (e.g. general science, mathematics knowledge) • Career exploration scores is provided • These scores come from combinations relevant subtests (e.g. verbal skill score comes from combination of word knowledge & paragraph comprehension subtests) • Military Entrance Score (eligibility for military enlistment) • Interest Inventory • FYI: Find your interests • Other career planning tools • Online resources to use scores an investigate occupations
What are the 4 types of aptitude tests used
Multiple Aptitude Test Batteries, Specialized, Readiness, Admissions
Name the 4 most common aptitudes measured
Musical, mechanical, clerical, artistic abilities
What is often measured and for what?
Numerical aptitude, mechanical reasoning, spatial reasoning for educational and career counseling
How are readiness tests different from other aptitude tests
Similar to admission tests in measuring current knowledge and skills to forecast future academic performance • But "readiness tests" refer to tests for young children • If deemed "not ready", will repeated the current grade
What component do Aptitude Tests have to have in order to be deemed "prognostic"
predictive validity
