Chapter 6A Aptitude Tests Questions and Answers Latest Updated

Chapter 6A Aptitude Tests Questions and Answers Latest Updated Aptitude Test [uses] 1. measure cognitive skills, abilities, and knowledge that individual accumulated through experiences 2. Used to predfict future learning or performance in school or jobs 3. more specific in measuring abilities; IQ is general Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) 1. group administered intel test 2. career assessment & personnel assessment 3.Power test 4. Total time=2.5 hours 5. PR & Stanine scores 6. 5th. 1990; original 1947 Brainpower Read More 0:07 / 0:15 DAT [subtests] 1. verbal reasoning (VR) 2. Numerical abilitiy (NA) 3. Abstract reasoning (AR) 4. clerical speed & accuracy (CSA) 5. mechanical reasoning (MR) 6. Space relations (SR) 7. Spelling (SP) 8. Language Usage (LU) DAT [psychometrics] 1. standardization: over 100k students representing a diverse population 2. reliability: good (.80-.90) 3. Validity: mixed -alternate forms of test, some have better validity than others Assessing creativity 1. defining creativity and agreeing how to measure or "operationalize" it is a major problem 2. subjective evaluation of creative responses can also be a problem Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) 1. Specific aptitude test 2. Assesses creative potential 3. Paul Torrance 4. Research on stimulating creativity TTCT [Purpose] 1. Used to identify creatively gifted 2. Picture-based 3. 60-90 minutes 4. based on Guildfords model of creativity TTCT [Creativity Definition] 1. Creative ideas, writings, products, etc. are derived through divergent production 2. Divergent thinking is a product of fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration TTCT [subtests] 1. 2 subtests: Verbal & Figural 2. Each subtest is divided into several categories 3. 7 verbal categories & 3 figural categories TTCT [Verbal category] 1. asking 2. guessing causes 3. guessing consequences 4. product improvement 5. unusual uses 6. unusual questions 7. just suppose TTCT [Figural cateogry] 1. picture construction 2. picture completion 3. parallel lines TTCT [psychometrics] 1. interrater reliability: high 2. test-retest reliability:ranges 3. predictive validity: moderate 4. concurrent validity: moderate Scoring 1. Standard Scores 2. Mean: 100, SD: 20 3. Average the 5 scores to get an overall score of creative potential "Creative Index"