Aptitude Flashcards
Cognitive aptitude testing?
Problem solving, language skills, math
What is aptitude testing?
Measure potential
Mechanical aptitude testing?
Visual, spacial, pattern recognition
Artistic aptitude testing?
Visual art aptitude
Readiness in aptitude testing?
Applies to children and how they are ready for a grade
Gessell developmental schedule
Emotional ability
Clerical aptitude testing?
“How quickly you can fix things?”
SAT
Critical reading-Vocabulary,grammar,comprehension
Mathematics-math quantitative
Writing
Each scored on a range of 200-800(by 10’s)
Benchmark score-1550-65%( B- or better in first year student projection)
ACT
English, Math, reading and science
Scored 1-36
Composite being an average of 3-4 more scores
Benchmarks
GRE
Three sections-verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing
GRE Scoring?
Average scores (computer adaptive)
ASVITB
Given by military
A lot or mechanical comprehension
Intelligence testing
Innate/Born
Parameters of a definition intelligence
Mental, active/purposeful,multi-faceted, flexible, good, distance from learning, knowledge is static
Theories of intelligence
Charles spearman g and s
S’s are correlated with G
Loois Thurstone-seven independent factors
Horn-cattell= gc/gf fluid-ways you can apply intelligence
Howad Gardner- multiple intelligence
(Linguistic, logical, mathematical musician, bodily, kinestic, spacial, recognize and us patterns emotional, interpersonal
Daniel Goleman- emotional intelligences
Stanford-Binet
Normed on 4800 people aged 2-85 Internal considerly of .98 Concurrent validity in the .80s Mean=100 Standard= 15
FSIQ
M:100 SD:15 Normed from 16-90 Structure: FSID comprised four domains Verbal comprehension scale Perceptual reasoning scale Working memory-repeating Processing speed ability catch an or learn
Career testing
Purpose: help people understand themselves in relation to the demands and rewards or certain careers so that they might pursue a career that is the most satisfying
Edward strong theory
Best way to determine what career as person would do well at and enjoy is to determine what kind of people are already successful in various careers a incorporates interest and skills but also personality and values
John holland
Each potential career fits one of 6 general occultation
Intelligence
It reflects a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings catching on making sense of things or figuring out what to do
Realistic
Environment- has physical demands, technical competences
Personality- enjoy using hands
Investigate
Environment- not encourage of
Personality- enjoy puzzles and logical problem and it challenges to the intellect do not enjoy works people prob
Artistic
Environment- free, open, creative, expressive, environment
Personality- enjoys unsystematic expression
Social
Environment- flexiablity, understanding and friendliness
Personality- like people, like to help people verbally