Psych 726 - Chapter 10 - Assessment of Aptitude

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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


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