[PSY3307] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (24 pages long)
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Achievement test: measure what has already been learned in a specific academic area: main use: academic settings, example: course exam. Aptitude test: assess potential for learning or ability to perform in specific situations: measure cumulative life experiences and determine what one can expect from a person, setting: vocational, educational, example: scholastic aptitude test. Intelligence tests: also measure potential to learn, but at broader levels, identify strengths and deficits: used diagnostically, setting: educational, clinical, sample items. Interest inventories: help to assess someone"s interest, predict satisfaction in specific academic or job settings: settings: educational, career counselling, example: stanford binet. Personality tests: character and disposition, some newer ones measure normal personality types: help promote understanding of differences, help to assess someone"s interest, example in slides. Questionnaires and surveys: measure almost anything about individuals, attitude, motivation, anxiety, stress and walkability are some examples, surveys: a measure of opinions or experience of people.