aptitude testing

Oasis-2

-to assist adults and students in grades 8-12 in self-exploration, vocational exploration, and career development. -Vocab (verbal aptitude) -Computation (numerical aptitude) -Spatial relations (spatial aptitude) -Word comparison (perceptual aptitude) -Making marks (manual dexterity)

Career Abilities Placement Survey (CAPS)

-used to measure abilities focusing on entry requirements for the majority of jobs in each of 13 occupational clusters -mechanical reasoning -spatial relations -verbal reasoning -numerical ability -language usage -word knowledge -perceptual speed and accuracy -manual speed and dexterity

uses for aptitude testing

-used to predict success or failure -used for career guidance and planning

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

a test developed in the 1980s by I/O psychologists for the selection and placement of military personnel -general science -work knowledge -paragraph comprehension -electronics information -code speed -arithmetic reasoning -mathematics knowledge -mechanical comprehension -auto and show information -numerical operations

self-reported abilities

can be problemative because meta analyses indicate that correlations between self-estimates of ability and test scores of college students average .29

aptitude

characteristics built into the individuals brain and nervous system that make for higher or lower degress of success in learning -partly innate -relatively enduring -helps in predicting degree of learning

General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)

used by state employment security offices, VA hospitals, and related gov agencies; measures 9 job related aptitudes -general learning ability -verbal aptitude -numeric aptitude -spatial ability aptitude -form perception -clerical perception -motor coordination -finger dexterity -manual dexterity

O*NET Ability Profiler

-helps clients plan their work lives -Individuals can use results to: identify their strengths and areas for which they might want to receive more training and education identify occupations that fit their strengths

Bennet Mechanical Comprehension Test

-a measure of a testtaker's ability to understand the relationship between physical forces and various tools and other common objects -industry norms for manufacturing/production, energy/utilities

PESCO

-comprehensive cocational assessment system -used to screen indivicuals from grade 8 through college for jobs and training programs -used in educational and vocational counseling

APTICOM

-computer based, vocational assessment system -very expensive -limited info on reliability and validity -11 subtests

using multiple aptitude batteries

-expensive -time consuming -many rehab counselors estimate clients vocational abilities based on work histories and interviews

Minnesota Paper Form Board Test

-explore aspects of mechanical ability that require the capacity to visualize and manipulate objects in space -suitable for nonreaders and non-english-speaking populations -require examinee to visualize the pieces as a complete geometric shape -determine which applicants have aptitude for jobs requiring creativity and visualization skills such as designer, drafter, or engineer

Minnesota Clerical Test (MCT)

-measure clerical skills, perceptual speed and accuracy, for different clerical jobs -number checking and name scoring (identify and check identical pairs)

hand tool dexterity test

-measures gross motor dexterity -uses hand tools to measure manipulative skill and the ability to use common tools -norms for groups: maintenance mechanics, workers with physical injuries, special education students, trainees with mental or emotional disabilities

CareerScope

-self administered, computer based, measures both aptitudes and interests -general learning ability -verbal aptitude -numerical aptitude -spatial aptitude -form perception -clerical perception

Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)

occupational aptitude test that helps students decide whether a student should attend college, and if so, where he or she might excel the most; suitable for students in grades 8-12; takes about 3 hours to complete; grew out of the trait-and-factor movement related to career counseling -used for vocational and educational guidance -Verbal reasoning -Numerical reasoning -Abstract reasoning -Perceptual speed and accuracy -Mechanical reasoning -Space relations -Spelling -Language usage