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