COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Graduation Exam
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WISC
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SAT
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None of these tests because they are all achievement tests
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Detailed explanation-1: -While Binet’s original intent was to use the test to identify children who needed additional academic assistance, the test soon became a means to identify those deemed “feeble-minded” by the eugenics movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -An aptitude test is used to determine an individual’s abilities, assessing how they are likely to perform in an area in which they have no prior training or knowledge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Children’s academic performance is often measured with the use of standardized tests. Those tests include, but are not limited to Achievement and Aptitude tests. Achievement tests are used to measure what a child has already learned.
Detailed explanation-4: -An aptitude test is designed to assess what a person is capable of doing or to predict what a person is able to learn or do given the right education and instruction. It represents a person’s level of competency to perform a certain type of task.