CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A test that is designed to predict a person’s future success in a given area is an aptitude test.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aptitude tests predict future performance in a job for which the individual is not currently trained. If a person’s score is similar to scores of others already working in a given job, likelihood of success in that job is predicted.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -While the abilities measured by aptitude tests are drivers of performance for almost any job, they tend to be less predictive for roles that involve a lot of repetition and routine than they are for jobs that require problem-solving and frequent decision-making.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aptitude tests, also known as cognitive tests, are assessments to measure the cognitive acumen of a person. Aptitude tests measure skills such as abstract reasoning, visual reasoning, logical reasoning, problem-solving, decision-making, numerical ability, verbal ability, etc.