chapter 12. measure how much a person has learned generally standardized tests not designed to to...

Other Types of TestsChapter 12

Achievement Tests Measure how much

a person has learned

Generally standardized tests

Not designed to to predict future performance

Aptitude Tests Discover a person’s

talents Predict ability to

learn new skills General Aptitude

Test Battery• 9 different tests• Determine promise

for an occupation

Interest Tests No right or wrong

answers Determine person’s

preferences, attitudes, and interests

Vocational interest test

Interest ≠ skills

The Difference Achievement tests measure what you

know

Aptitude tests attempt to predict your abilities

Interest tests attempt to predict amount of joy and success in certain fields

Personality TestsOBJECTIVE PROJECTIVE

“Forced choice”• Person must select an

answer out of choices Minnesota Multiphasic

Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)• 550 statements;

true/false/cannot say• Looking for patterns of

responses• Statements DO NOT

identify personality types

Open-ended examiniations

Want test-takes to tell stories

Subject will project feelings into story

Rorschach ink-blot test• Hands ink-blot to subject• Asks to say what is seen• Some answers relate to

specific things, others more general

Situational Testing Closer test is to situation, more useful

the results Measures performance in terms of

emotional, attitudinal, and behavior responses to “true life” situations

Began with OSS• Job-placement tests must be job-relevant

Review Game Choose four of the six following

categories and write one review question for each one you selected.• Reliability, Validity, and Norms• Intelligence and IQ• Test Taking Strategies• Aptitude, Achievement, and Interest Tests• Personality Tests• Situational Tests