Ch. 10 Assessment of Aptitude

ASVAB and GATB

Most well known aptitude batteries are

admissions and readiness tests, specialized aptitude tests, aptitude tests batteries

Types of Aptitude test

Miller Analogy Test

admissions exam for graduate school, 50 items, 100 multiple choice

Readiness Test

aptitude tests used to predict success when a child enters school

adaptive tests

ask harder or easier questions depending on how well you answer the previous questions, sort of personalizes the test for you.

Multiple Aptitude Test

consist of a series of sub-tests that assess several aptitudes at one time. long history in business, industry, and military.

Aptitude

defined as an innate or acquired ability (talent) to be good at something. It is oriented toward future performance.

Specialized Aptitude Tests

focus on exploration of a single ability Ex/ clerical, mechanical, psychomotor, artistic, and musical

T Score

mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10

psychomotor ability

refers to ones capacity to perform body motor movements ex/ grip/strength, hand eye coordination