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Cabinetmaker (Woodworking) 660.280 -- Technical Report on Development of USTES Aptitude Test Battery.

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Title: Cabinetmaker (Woodworking) 660.280 -- Technical Report on Development of USTES Aptitude Test Battery.
Authors: Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 1970
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cabinetmaking, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria, Job Applicants, Job Skills, Norms, Personnel Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Woodworking
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: General Aptitude Test Battery
Abstract: The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical Aptitude; Spatial Aptitude; Form Perception; Clerical Perception; Motor Coordination; Finger Dexterity; and Manual Dexterity. The aptitude scores are standard scores with 100 as the average for the general working population, and a standard deviation of 20. Occupational norms are established in terms of minimum qualifying scores for each of the significant aptitude measures which, when combined, predict job performance. Cutting scores are set only for those aptitudes which aid in predicting the performance of the job duties of the experimental sample. The GATB norms described are appropriate only for jobs with content similar to that shown in the job description presented in this report. A description of the validation sample is included. (AG)
Entry Date: 1972
Accession Number: ED061305
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical Aptitude; Spatial Aptitude; Form Perception; Clerical Perception; Motor Coordination; Finger Dexterity; and Manual Dexterity. The aptitude scores are standard scores with 100 as the average for the general working population, and a standard deviation of 20. Occupational norms are established in terms of minimum qualifying scores for each of the significant aptitude measures which, when combined, predict job performance. Cutting scores are set only for those aptitudes which aid in predicting the performance of the job duties of the experimental sample. The GATB norms described are appropriate only for jobs with content similar to that shown in the job description presented in this report. A description of the validation sample is included. (AG)