Psychometric Test

Psychometric Tests

As a help in understanding and choosing exactly which sort of report you need we offer the following clarification. Some references and extracts have been sourced from Wikipedia.

Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational measurement. The field is primarily based upon statistical analyses and concerned with the construction and validation of measurement instruments such as questionnaires, tests, and personality assessments.

It involves two major research tasks, namely: (i) the construction of instruments and procedures for measurement; and (ii) the development and refinement of theoretical approaches to measurement. Those who practice psychometrics are known as psychometricians. All psychometricians possess a specific psychometric qualification. Professor Richard Hicks is the psychometrician who helped develop the Apollo Profile.

Psychometrics is applied widely in educational assessment to measure abilities in domains such as reading, writing, and mathematics. The main approaches in applying tests in these domains enable joint scaling of persons and assessment items, which provide powerful information regarding the nature of developmental growth on a continuum within various domains.

Another major focus in psychometrics has been on personality testing. Psychometric tests must be both reliable and valid. There have been a range of theoretical approaches to conceptualizing and measuring personality. Some of the better known instruments include the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the Five-Factor Model or "Big 5" and tools such as Personality and Preference Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Attitudes have also been studied extensively using psychometric approaches.

The Apollo Profile Recruitment Test Report

The Apollo Profile is a professionally designed and validated psychometric test and a factor-based personality test. It reports on 34 aspects for job suitability and career success. The Apollo Profile Recruitment Test is a purpose built report designed for helping recruiters match applicants to jobs. Through using a proprietary algorithm the Apollo Recruitment Test can numerically compare candidates to other appropriate norm groups to provide a numerical likelihood for overall job suitability and for specific role requirements. A narrative description of the meaning of all scores is provided. Apollo offers other purpose designed reports for Staff Development and Career Development.

Apollo also offer a Job Analysis and Candidate Evaluation tool called Apollo Select which enables a recruiter to analyse the job/role, and list any skills, knowledge, attitudes and qualifications sought, and is integrated with the Apollo Profile test to provide a total summary of all applicants suitability on the one form. See www.apolloselect.com.au