APTITUDE

TESTS
"An occupation out of harmony with the worker's
aptitudes and capacities means inefficiency,
unenthusiastic and perhaps distasteful labor, and low
pay; while an occupation in harmony with the nature
of the man means enthusiasm, love of work, and high
economic values-superior product, efficient service,
-Frank Parsons, Choosing a Vocation
and good pay."
What is APTITUDE?
Aptitude can be :

Mental Intelligence  Intelligence

Tests

Achievement tes

Ability/skill/talent 
Physical
Skill test
 For vocational/career guidance
and planning they are used to measure different
aptitudes such as:

general learning ability

clerical perception
verbal ability
spatial perception
numerical ability
Definitions?
Aptitude- Inclination or tendency, a natural ability,
capacity of learning, and general sustainability

Aptitude tests- standardized tests to predict an

individual’s ability to learn certain skills

Industry- department or branch of craft, art,

business, or manufacture, especially which has a
large personnel and capital
Different kinds of aptitude tests:
 Accounting &  Customer Service Skills
Bookkeeper Math Inventory
Aptitude Test  Electrical Aptitude Test
 Banking Teller Math
Aptitude Test Philippines:
 Business Analyst Skills  Nursing Aptitude Test
Evaluation
 College Scholastic
 Computer Career
Assessment Test Aptitude Test
 Philippine Aptitude
 Computer Programmer
Aptitude Battery Classification Test
 Philippine Aptitude Test
 Customer Service for Teachers
Aptitude Profile
 HIsTory
China (7th century)

Alfred Binet’s IQ test

College Entrance Exam

American Education

Present
Industrial tests
(Aptitude)
Flanagan Industrial Test
 John Clemans Flanagan (1916-1966)
 BS Physics in University of Washington and PhD
in mental measurement from Truman Kelly
 “Practical psychologist” in Air Corps in WWII
 Aviation Psychological Program  American
Institutes of Research:
Contribute to the science of human behavior and
fuller development and utilization of mankind’s
capacities and potential
Flanagan Industrial Test
 Made in 1975 with 18 individually sold distinct
aptitude
 From Flanagan Aptitude Classification Test (FACTTM)
 Selection, placement, reassignment, and vocational
counseling
 Designed for supervisory, technical, office, skill labor
and other industrial positions
 Measures distinct aptitudes or functions important to a
variety of industrial positions
 Percentile norms were based on more than 40 job
classification
 Validation studies: Predictive of job success for a
number of different jobs
 Takes 5-15 minutes per test, using booklets, and
stencils (Raw score, percentile norm, and
classification)
 Arithmetic - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Five-minute
time limit.
 Assembly - Ability to visualize how separate pieces will look as a
whole. Ten-minute time limit.
 Components - Ability to identify a simple figure that is part of a
complete drawing. Ten-minute time limit.
 Coordination - Ability to control hand and arm movements while
working through a series of mazes. Five-minute time limit.
 Electronics - Ability to understand electrical and electronic principles as
well as analyze diagrams of electrical circuits. Fifteen-minute time limit.
 Expression - Knowledge of correct grammar and sentence structure.
Five-minute time limit.
 Ingenuity - Ability to think of ingenious and effective ways of solving
problems. Fifteen-minute time limit.
 Inspection - Ability to spot imperfections or flaws in a series of objects.
Five-minute time limit. ***
 Judgment and Comprehension - Ability to read and comprehend
given information. Fifteen-minute time limit.
 Mathematics and Reasoning - Ability to reason through mathematical
word problems. Fifteen-minute time limit.
 Mechanics - Ability to understand mechanical principles and analyze
mechanical movement. Fifteen-minute time limit.
 Memory - Ability to memorize different terms and their meanings. Ten-
minute time limit.
 Patterns - Ability to perceive and reproduce pattern outlines accurately.
Five-minute time limit.
 Planning - Ability to plan, organize and schedule various types of
activities. Fifteen-minute time limit.
 Precision - Capacity for precision work with small objects. Five-minute
time limit.
 Scales - Ability to read scales, graphs and charts. Five-minute time
limit.
 Tables - Ability to read tables quickly and accurately. Five-minute time
limit.
 Vocabulary - Knowledge of words used in business and government
environments. Fifteen-minute time limit.
Inspections or Patterns
ASVAB- History
 Army Alpha and Army Beta; WWI. Army General
Classification Test and Navy General Classification
Test; WWII.
 Armed Forces Qualification Test (1950s)- uniform
general ability measurement to identify probable
successful military applicants in the services; while
Army Classification Battery to classify
 ASVAB (1968)- used by Air Force and Marine in
1973-74; 1996-1997, the CAT-ASVAB was
implemented at all Military Entrance Processing
Stations; P&P-ASVAB in low volume satellite
locations
 Developed and maintained by Department of Defense
ASVAB
 ASVAB stands for Army
Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery
 Three version: P&P-
ASVAB, CAT-ASVAB, and
Student-ASVAB
 Measures strengths,
weaknesses, and
potential future success,
providing career
information for various
civilian and military
occupations; indicator of
future endeavors (college,
vocational school, or
military courses);
determine of career field
ASVAB
 Individual and Required
Service
composite sub-tests AFQT
Branch
Score*
 Armed Forces
Qualification Test Army 31
Critical
Navy 35
 Arithmetic reasoning,
math knowledge, and
Marines 31
verbal composite
(word knowledge and Air Force 36
paragraph
comprehension) Coast Guard 45
CAT-ASVAB
 For a large number of potential recruits, and
for enlistment purposes
 It takes 1 and a half hour, time-limit
 Includes 10 sub-tests, similar to the MET-site
ASVAB
 Computerized Adaptive Testing= correct 
difficult
 9 Subtests Minutes Questions Descriptions

CAT-ASVAB Measures knowledge of life

science, earth and space

General Science (GS) 8 16
science, and physical

science.

Arithmetic Reasoning Measures ability to solve

39 16
(AR) basic math problems.

Measures ability to

Word Knowledge (WK) 8 16 understand the meaning of

words through synonyms.

Measures ability to obtain

Paragraph
22 11 information from written
Comprehension (PC)
materials.

Measures knowledge of
Mathematics Knowledge
18 16 mathematical concepts and
 Measures knowledge of

Electronics Information electrical current, circuits,

8 16
(EI) devices, and electronic

systems.

Measures knowledge of

Auto Information (AI) 6 11 automotive maintenance

and repair.

Measures knowledge of

Shop Information (SI) 5 11 wood and metal shop

practices.

Measures knowledge of the

Mechanical principles of mechanical

20 16
Comprehension (MC) devices, structural support,

and properties of materials.

CAT-ASVAB
 Scores are computed
through formulas
which takes into
account the question
difficulty and
correctness of answer
 Raw scores not equal
to number of correct
answers
 AFQT=
AR+MK+2(VE), 1989
 Shorter test in CAT-
ASVAB
ASVAB- General Science
Air is less dense that 100°C is equal to
water because A. 32°F
A. It is lighter B. 100°F
B. Its molecules are C. 200°F
further apart D. 212°F
C. Its molecules are
closer together
D. It moves more
quickly and easily
ASVAB- Arithmetic Reasoning
If the tire of a car One in every 9 people
rotates at a constant in a town vote for party
speed of 552 times in A. All others vote for
one minute, how many party B. How many
times will the tire rotate people vote for party B
in half-an-hour? in a town of 810?
A. 276
B. 5,520 A. 90
C. 8,280 B. 720
D. 16,560 C. 801
D. 819
ASVAB- Word Knowledge
Antagonize most Wilted most nearly
nearly means means

A. embarrass. A. left.
B. struggle. B. limp.
C. provoke. C. budding.
D. worship. D. requested.
ASVAB- Paragraph
Comprehension
l who enter it with
preconceptions of sand and
cacti around every bend. It has
a look and atmosphere that
does not fit the boots-and-
saddle image of the state.
The author implies that the look
and atmosphere of east Texas
does NOT resemble that of the
A. marshlands.
B. mountains.
C. seashore.
D. desert.
A thin transparent layer of
oxide protects the metal
titanium against corrosion. The
same thin layer attracts artists
interested in making their art
with the help of technology. By
using heat or electricity, an
artist can thicken the oxide
layer and thereby turn the
metal a range of vivid colors.
According to the passage,
some artists work with titanium
because it
A. is transparent.
B. does not corrode.
C. generates its own heat.
D. can assume a variety of
colors.
ASVAB- Mathematics Knowledge
27/3= Length=8 Width=3
Height=4
A. 3 The volume of the brick
B. 3 is
C. 9
D. 12 A. 15
B. 36
C. 44
D. 96
 ASVAB- Electronics Information

Because solid state

diodes have no filament,
they
The circuit shown in
the diagram contains
a battery and two light A. don't work.
bulbs. If one light bulb B. are less efficient than
burns out, the other
will tubes.
A. no longer burn.
C. require less operating
B. continue to burn. power.
C. flicker on and off.
D. burn more brightly. D. require more
operating power.
ASVAB- Auto Information
Shock absorbers on a car
connect the axle to the
A. wheel.
B. chassis.
C. drive shaft.
D. exhaust pipe.

Where does combustion

take place?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
ASVAB- Shop Information
 Sanding blocks are
used to

A. prevent high spots

and ridges on sanded
surfaces. The clamp shown is
B. prevent dirt from called a
collecting on the
sandpaper. A. bar clamp.
C. stretch the length B. web clamp.
of the sandpaper. C. spring clamp.
D. prolong the use of D. parallel clamp.
the sandpaper.
 ASVAB- Mechanical Comprehension

Extending the reach of In which direction does

this crane will shift its friction act on this skier?

A. total weight. A.
B. allowable speed. B.
C. center of gravity. C.
D. center of buoyancy. D.
 ASVAB- Assembling Objects

Which figure best shows how Which figure best shows how
the objects in the left box will the objects in the left box will
touch if the letters for each appear if they are fit together?
object are matched?
A.
A. B.
B. C.
C. D.
D.