TYPES OF TESTS

• Assess individuals' general cognitive skills, such as reasoning, problem-solving, and critical thinking, often measured through standardized intelligence quotient (IQ) tests.

  Cognitive Ability Tests – IQ Tests
• Measures an individual's preferences and interests to identify potential career paths that align with their passions and inclinations

  Interest Test
• Evaluates an individual's knowledge and comprehension in specific subjects or areas, often used to assess what someone has learned over time.

  Achievement Test – i.e., Acquired Knowledge
• Assesses a person's potential to learn certain skills or perform specific tasks, focusing on innate abilities and aptitudes in various domains.

  Aptitude Test – i.e., Ability, Abstract, Clerical, Spatial, Motor, etc.
• Evaluates a person's physical dexterity and coordination, often used to assess skills relevant to certain job roles or tasks.

  Motor Ability Test / Physical Ability Tests
• also known as activity sampling, is an employee assessment method used to measure a worker's productivity by directly observing their work activities


  Work sampling technique
• Involves presenting ambiguous stimuli to individuals and asking them to interpret or respond, offering insights into their thought processes and underlying feelings.

  Projective Tests
• Assesses personality traits, characteristics, and preferences, providing insights into how an individual might approach work and interact with others.

  Personality Tests Self Report Inventories -