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Three applied contexts of testing are covered in this module, namely developmental assessment
of infants, pre-school and primary school children, assessment in an educational context for
career counselling, and assessment in organisational contexts. We want y...
Section 1 4
Question 1 4
Question 2 4
Question 3 4
Question 4 4
Question 5 5
Question 6 5
Question 7 5
Question 8 6
Question 9 6
Section 2 7
Case study 2 7
2.1 Introduction 7
2.2 Context and aim of assessment 7
2.2.1 Person-environment fit approach 7
2.2.2 The importance of assessed domains in the person-environment fit approach of
career counselling 8
a) Assessing intelligence 8
b) Assessing aptitude 9
c) Assessing vocational interests 9
d) Assessing values 9
e) Assessing personality 10
2.3 Purpose of assessment 10
2.4 Compiling a test battery 11
2.4.1 Appropriateness of each measure within context 11
a) Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT) 11
b) Differential Aptitude Test 13
c) Self Directed Search 14
d) Occupational Personality Questionnaire 14
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2.4.2 Suitability of learning potential measure 15
2.5 Administration and interpretation of the results 16
2.5.1 Assessment process approach 16
2.5.2 Ethical considerations 17
2.5.3 Interpretation of relevant findings 17
a) Individual test findings 17
b) Overall test findings 18
2.5.4 Influence of language and socio-cultural factors on results 19
2.6 Conclusion 20
Section 3 20
Question 1 20
Question 2 21
Question 3 22
Question 4 24
Question 5b 25
5b A 25
5b B 27
Section 4 28
Reference list 28
Plagiarism declaration 30
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