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Business Definition for: Aptitude Test
- a measure of a person's natural ability or potential to learn a skill or set of skills. Abilities that are typically measured by aptitude tests include abstract, verbal, and numerical reasoning, because these give a rounded view of a person's general ability in relation to the workplace. Aptitude tests are a form of psychometric test and are administered by trained users.
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- The potential effects of chronobiology on taking the scholastic aptitude test.
- One of the most widely known models of learning styles, the Dunn and Dunn model, presents time of day as a potentially significant influence on certain students and the way they learn. In fact, most people can easily answer the question, What is your best time of...
- Research articles 1995-01-01
- Sports in Brief | Young's test score is talk of the NFL Combine
- Even though Vince Young did not work out at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis yesterday, the former Texas quarterback was the biggest story of the event. The Dallas Morning News reported that Young either scored poorly on the Wonderlic test or the test scores were improperly calculated. ...
- Research articles 2006-02-28
- Which Test Scores to Send: SAT or ACT?
- Some teenagers perform better on the SAT, while others fare better on the ACT. And frankly it doesn't matter because all colleges and universities will accept scores from either test. The ACT is more popular in the Midwest, while the SAT is the favored test on either coast. ...
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- A test of faith: college testing services will stop flagging scores
- In a move that will help students with disabilities, but may hurt the fairness of of test administration, the College Board and ACT will no longer identify test scores obtained under special conditions. This will affect all College Board standardized tests, including the Scholastic Aptitude Test SAT, the College-Level Examination...
- Research articles 2002-09-01
- New test prep services cater to minority students
- More minority students (40 percent of all test-takers nationally) took the Scholastic Aptitude Test in 2007 than ever. Though the College Board has lauded such statistics, perhaps to distract from the discouraging two-year decline in overall scores, this group of minority students is typically less prepared for the SAT. Twenty-four...
- Research articles 2007-10-18
- Preparing for Psychometric Tests
- Psychometric tests are often used in conjunction with career guidance and counseling to help employers make informed decisions about hiring and promotion. There are two basic types of tests: aptitude tests and achievement tests. Aptitude tests measure a person's interests and their ability to acquire a variety of skills. Achievement...
- Articles 2007-10-10
- Defense Department updates ASVAB norms.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-9 February 2004-US DOD: Defense Department updates ASVAB normsC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02062004 The Department of Defense announced today that new norms for the enlistment test, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ASVAB, will be implemented this summer. The ASVAB is...
- Research articles 2004-02-09
- Ending the arms race: the University of California and the SAT - special report
- When the SAT test was introduced in 1901, it was intended for egalitarian purposes. Initially an achievement test that measured mastery of college preparatory subjects, it was designed to allow students who did not attend elite prep schools to demonstrate their suitability for college, thus broadening the pool of potential...
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- Blacks should protest Ed Dept.'s attack on SATs
- In 1995, only 465 black high school seniors, out of 103,872 taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test SAT, scored 650 or higher on the verbal portion. On the math portion, 1,437 scored higher than 650. By comparison, out of 674,343 white test-takers, 36,700 scored 650 or higher on the verbal portion;...
- Research articles 1999-09-24
- Nervous is to students as happy is to business
- SYRACUSE - Though students may be anxious about it, the new SAT is providing a boon to the test-preparation industry."This year [we're] going to see the biggest growth in SAT preparation in the modern history of the company," says ion Zeitlin, general manager for the SAT and ACT program at...
- Research articles 2004-08-27
- Perceptions of international students toward GRE
- Graduate Record Examination GRE is an aptitude test thought to reflect intelligence or the capacity to learn and is used by colleges for admission of students into graduate school. No matter bow well written, no test can measure all aspects of intelligence, and this makes GRE inherently inadequate. But, in...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Campus tech test: what happens when you give a dorm full of college kids a truckload of electronics?
- Kids these days. Your average 18-year-old college freshman is part of the first generation raised from the cradle in the era of the personal computer. These young men and women grew up to the tune of cellphones ringing and video games bleeping. The World Wide Web was...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Business Executives in Boston-Area Target College Reliance on SATs.
- By Patrick Healy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 12--Business executives plan to launch an unprecedented attack on the Scholastic Aptitude Test today by urging more than 700 college presidents to de-emphasize the test, arguing that low SAT scores too...
- Research articles 2001-04-12
- WebWatch Tests Give SAT Prep Sites a Mixed Report Card; Report Available at New WebWatch Blog,'The UnSponsored Link'
- YONKERS, N.Y., May 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumer Reports WebWatch tests of 10 Web sites that help students prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test -- a key qualifier for admission to top colleges -- show a free site's services as effective as others costing upwards of $400, while testers found...
- Research articles 2006-05-25
- The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., Executive Profile.
- The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 22--Name: Thompson Edward "Thom" Penney Title: President and CEO Company: LS3P Associates Ltd. Type of company: Architecture, interior architecture and planning Education: Bachelor of Architecture, Clemson...
- Research articles 2004-03-22
- Digital University in Cambridge, Mass., to Offer Free Computing Course.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Apr. 24--Can't afford a computer science degree from MIT? Well, Philip Greenspun can offer you the next best thing: a one-year crash course in computing taught by top-notch instructors, many with advanced MIT degrees. And you won't have to pay a penny. Of course,...
- Research articles 2000-04-26
- Sales OnLine Direct Joins Jobsonline.com to Promote Employment Services
- WORCESTER, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 27, 1999-- Sales OnLine Direct, Inc. (OTC BB:PAID) announced today that Sales OnLine Direct has been accepted in the affiliates program of Jobsonline.com. There are over 200,000 current job offerings to browse or post your resume to search for a new job. Other services include a...
- Research articles 1999-07-27
- Different tests, same flaws: Examining the SAT I, SAT II, and ACT
- Spurred in part by University of California UC President Richard Atkinson's February 2001 proposal to drop the SAT I for UC applicants, more attention is being paid to other tests such as the SAT II and ACT Proponents of these alternative exams argue that the SAT I is primarily an...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- AUtOmAtiC ESSAY GRADeR
- You knew it had to happen.The Educational Testing Service, overwhelmed by the stacks of essays written for the new Scholastic Aptitude Test, has run out of graders.They quickly worked their way through the available graduate students and high school English teachers. Forced to resort to freelance writers and Muse editors,...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Free college prep resources offered
- Getting ready for college is never easy. Admission requirements, testing dates, financial aid applications, and a plethora of other concerns may baffle students. Fortunately, however, the College Board and the Educational Testing Service can help. The College Board, creator of the Advanced Placement AP Exam and the Scholastic Aptitude...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
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