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intelligence
intelligence in psychology, the general mental ability involved in calculating, reasoning, perceiving relationships and analogies, learning quickly, storing and retrieving information, using language fluently, classifying, generalizing, and adjusting to new situations. Alfred Binet , the French ps... Read more
stress test
stress test or exercise electrocardiography, in medicine, a test that evaluates the performance of the heart by subjecting it to controlled amounts of physical stress. Such tests, which include walking on a treadmill, measure the heart's reaction to an increased demand for oxygen. The test ends... Read more
Shibboleth
Shibboleth , in the Bible, test word that the Gileadites made the Ephraimites pronounce. As Ephraimites could not say sh but only s as in "Sibboleth," this was regarded as a test of an Ephraimite; 42,000 Ephraimites were thus detected. ... Read more
Rorschach Test
RORSCHACH TEST Rorschach The ink-blot test devised to study personality and diagnose psychopathologic conditions was introduced in 1921 by Hermann Rorschach. Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist, created the test as a series of ten symmetrical ink spots that a patient would be asked to interpret. Al... Read more
chi-square test
chi-square test (ky-skwair) n. (in statistics) a test to determine if the difference between two groups of observations is statistically significant (see significance), used in controlled trials and other studies. It measures the differences between theoretical and observed frequencies (see frequen... Read more
Schick test
Schick test diagnostic test designed to evaluate susceptibility to diphtheria . A small amount of diphtheria toxin is injected into the skin; the injection will produce an area of redness and swelling in individuals with low levels of antibody (i.e., little immunity ) against the toxin. If th... Read more
Thematic Apperception Test
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) A projective test developed in the United States in the 1930s, employing twenty monochromatic, indefinite pictures of human action. Respondents describe what is happening, what led up to this, and what follows. Narratives, which are assumed to reveal (through project... Read more
Pap test
Pap test   Pap smear, or Papanicolaou test , medical procedure used to detect cancer of the uterine cervix. A scraping, brushing, or smear, is taken from the surface of the vagina or cervix and is prepared on a slide and stained for microscopic examination and cytological analysis. The ap... Read more
blood test
blood test examination of blood routinely or as an aid in diagnosing a suspected disease. Tests may be performed on whole blood or on the plasma portion only. Blood typing identifies the proteins at specific sites on red blood cells, a necessity in determining compatibility for blood transfusion... Read more
Enewetak
Enewetak   Enewetok, or Eniwetok , circular atoll, central Pacific, one of the Ralik Chain in the Marshall Islands . Enewetak is c.50 mi (80 km) in circumference and comprises about 40 islets surrounding a large lagoon. Mandated to Japan by the League of Nations in 1920, Enewetak was cap... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "aptitude test"

aptitude test
Book article from: World Encyclopedia aptitude test Test used to measure potential for educational achievement. Some (such as ‘intelligence tests’) purport to measure general capacity. Others are designed to measure potential for a specific aptitude. Read more
psychological test
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...brought to mind. The thematic apperception test (TAT), developed by the American psychologist...tests use questionaires that limit the test-taker's responses to true, false, or...and detecting specific deviances. The test produces profiles that can predict class...variety of fields, e.g., academic ... Read more
SAT
Book article from: World Encyclopedia SAT In the USA, acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Test, a nationwide test taken by high-school students wanting to go to university...and 16 to examine their progress with the National Curriculum. See also aptitude test Read more
Stanford-Binet scale
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Stanford-Binet scale Most commonly used English-language aptitude test for measuring children's IQ . It was formulated (1916) at Stanford University, California. Read more
Testing and Evaluation
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions ...academic progress consists of a test booklet with multiple-choice...applicants to take a standardized test called the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), graduate schools may...usually require a standardized test called the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Scores from ... Read more
IQ
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...assessed ‘mental age’ by their real age, then multiplying by 100. The ‘mental age’ is determined by comparison to the average performance of people of various ages on a standard intelligence test. See also aptitude test Read more
Bangor: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...students excel on achievement tests such as the Maine Educational Assessment, the Metropolitan Achievement Test, and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. More than 90 percent of graduating seniors continue their education at post-secondary institutions. Bangor... Read more
Columbia: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...year period, Columbia students taking the national Scholastic Aptitude Tests averaged more than a hundred points higher than national average on both the verbal and math portions of the test. The district is among only a few in the nation that have... Read more
Binet, Alfred
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...the first French psychology journal (1895). His best-known achievement was devising the first practical intelligence tests (1905–11), which profoundly influenced the assessment of abilities in psychology and education. See also aptitude test Read more
SAT and College Entrance Exams
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society ...association between intelligence test scores on one hand and race...key designer of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, disavowed this association...administered by the Cooperative Test Service of the American Council...x2013; 2001 school year, as the test remained popular in the Midwest... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "aptitude test"

Scholastic Aptitude Test
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST. See SAT . Read more
aptitude test
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management aptitude test A type of selection test intended to assess a candidate's promise, trainability, and potential rather than testing previously acquired competence. An intelligence test is often used as a measure of aptitude. Read more
Educational Testing Service
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...called the Scholastic Aptitude Test), Graduate Record...Admissions Test (GMAT), Test of English as a Foreign...tool for measuring aptitude and merit in an objective...less secure sense of aptitude and achievement as...Nicholas. The Big Test: The Secret History... Read more
SAT
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SAT SAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test), a multiple-choice exam, consisting of math and verbal components...score from 1600 to 2400. BIBLIOGRAPHY Lemann, Nicholas. The Big Test: The Secret History of American Meritocracy. New York: Farrar... Read more
PSAT
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations PSAT (USA) Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test Read more
ability
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...after training. Social psychologists usually distinguish ability from aptitude, the natural ability to acquire or learn a body of knowledge, sometimes measured by an aptitude test. Sociologists would probably distinguish ability and skill , the... Read more
TAA
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations TAA Territorial Army Association • Chem. tertiary amyl alcohol • test of academic aptitude • Trans-Australia Airlines Read more
computer-assisted learning
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...to aid or support the education or training of people. CAL can test attainment at any point, provide faster or slower routes through the material for people of different aptitudes, and can maintain a progress record for the instructor. Computer-assist... Read more
tracking
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...homogenize classrooms by placing students according to a range of criteria which may include pupils' performances on standardized aptitude tests, classroom performance, perceived personal qualities and aspirations, and social class and ethnic origin. Different tracks... Read more
Education, Parental Choice in
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Economic Opportunity to offer grants to test the voucher concept. Because of local opposition, only one test occurred — from 1972 to 1976 in...barometers — such as Scholastic Aptitude Test scores — showed declining student...concluded that the program modestly boosted ... Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "aptitude test"

feel
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...pick.   5. feel the temperature of the water synonyms : test, try (out), check, assess.   6. he feels that he should...vibrations, vibes.   4. a feel for languages synonyms : aptitude, knack, flair, bent, talent, gift, faculty, ability. phrases... Read more

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Aptitude testing inspired by information processing: a test of the four-sources model.
Magazine article from: The Journal of General Psychology; 7/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...cognitive psychology contribute to aptitude test development? Although there are...performance on a conventional aptitude test battery developed through traditional...ASVAB; DoD, 1984), a 3-hr, 10-test multiple-aptitude battery that is used operationally... Read more
SAT trends: this year's SAT scores dropped more than they have in a generation. Is the new test to blame?(TESTING & ASSESSMENT)(Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Magazine article from: District Administration; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; IN THE FIRST YEAR OF A NEW TEST, scores on the 2006 Scholastic Aptitude Test fell by an average of seven...been eliminated. All told, the test has gone from 2 hours and 30...scores. They rolled out this test too quickly. It's too long and... Read more
Test and assess your brain quotient; discover your true intelligence with tests of aptitude, logic, memory, EQ, creative and lateral thinking.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2009; 136 words ; 9780749454166 Test and assess your brain quotient; discover your true intelligence with tests of aptitude, logic, memory, EQ, creative and lateral...strengths and weaknesses. Carter is an IQ test expert. There is no subject index. ([c]2009... Read more
Test your numerical aptitude; how to assess your numeracy skills and plan your career.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 12/1/2007; 89 words ; 9780749450649 Test your numerical aptitude; how to assess your numeracy skills...tests help individuals assess their aptitude for mathematical operations, geometric...above average level of numerical aptitude in each category. ([c]20072005 Book... Read more
Career, Aptitude & Selection Tests.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Internet Bookwatch; 4/1/2007; 125 words ; Career, Aptitude & Selection Tests Jim Barrett Kogan...are many tests geared to determining aptitude and offering career choices: so which...appropriate for a particular direction? Career, Aptitude & Selection Tests: Match Your IQ... Read more
College board: more work needed to end racial test score gaps. (News connection: up-to-date and usable education information froms schools, government, business, research and professional organizations).(Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Magazine article from: District Administration; 11/1/2001; ; 337 words ; ...which administers the national Scholastic Aptitude Test, says more has to be done to close the gap...minorities represented about 28 percent of SAT test takers. Of the 1.3 million to rake the test, only 587 scored perfect 800s. As for gender... Read more
Blacks' performances better on Scholastic Aptitude Test. (report by the College Board) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 9/13/1993; 159 words ; ...up with Whites on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and educators say the performance...average 424 on the verbal part of the test, up a point from the average for...education group that sponsors the test. It was the second straight year... Read more
IQ and psychometric tests; assess your personality, aptitude, and intelligence, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2008; 131 words ; ...psychometric tests; assess your personality, aptitude, and intelligence, 2d ed. Carter, Philip...17.95 Paperback BF431 Carter is an IQ test specialist who has written 100-plus books...for anyone facing an IQ or psychometric test as part of a recruitment procedure. The... Read more
Career, aptitude & selection tests; match your IQ, personality & abilities to your ideal career, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2007; 113 words ; 0749448199 Career, aptitude & selection tests; match your IQ, personality & abilities...self-assessment tests and questionnaires designed to reveal aptitudes, motivations, and personality traits. Psychologist and consultant...Barrett offers guidelines for taking and interpreting each test. In the ... Read more
Maryland county works to narrow racial gap on SAT. (Prince George's County's Equity 2000 to help African American high school students earn higher Scholastic Aptitude Test scores)
Magazine article from: Jet; 4/7/1997; 275 words ; Prince George's County (MD) has initiated a program aimed at narrowing the Scholastic Aptitude Test's (SAT) scoring gap between Black and White students. The program, Equity 2000, is sponsored by The College Board, the same agency... Read more