PC Software User Aptitude Test
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Author:
Richard Label |
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Date
introduced: 1993 |
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Administration
time: 75 minutes |
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Booklet and Internet versions available |
Purpose
To evaluate a candidate's practical and
analytical skills required for the effective use of PC's. It does not measure
programming aptitude.
General
Description
This test is ideal for evaluating the
potential of candidates with or without prior PC experience.
Job
criteria measured
All required skills and abilities necessary
for PC use:
| Understanding of supplier manuals |
| Problem solving skills |
| Ability to understand and use common
spreadsheet programs such as Lotus |
| Ability to understand and use database
concepts |
| Interpretation of specifications of the type
found in vendor manuals |
| Ability to work accurately and rapidly |
| Ability to sustain concentration and solve
in-depth problems |
| Attention to detail |
Test
administration
The test requires only clerical supervision
to administer. Once begun, it is self-instructive for candidates, requiring 75 minutes to
complete.
Sample
question (segment)
When calculating your answers, fill in the
value of all cells which you calculated. Enter those values into the value locations in
the table of cells.
Sample Candidate Evaluation Report
Click here to view a sample detailed evaluation report.
Evaluation
The overall rating
is based on scores according to the following table:
| Score |
Recommendation |
| 90 -
100% |
Excellent |
| 80 -
89% |
Very
Good |
| 70 -
79% |
Good |
| 60 -
69% |
Limited
Use |
| 59% or
less |
Very
Low |
Validation Information
April, 1987: Scores
on the PC Software User Aptitude Test were found to be highly predictive of levels of
learning of programming languages. It
was not predictive of success in computer literacy courses, and appears to be
highly correlated with problem solving in the PC environment.
This validation report was prepared by George Jacobsen, George Burstein
& Parviz Partow-Navid of California State University.
Languages
published
| English |
| French |
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