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Taxonomy of Aptitude Test Items: A Guide for Item Writers

 
 
 
 
 
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A taxonomy of aptitude test items is organized based on widely used aptitude tests. The issues on the need to arrive with a taxonomy of aptitude test items is discussed. The classifications of these items are described and examples of tests are provided. The taxonomy created shows that the nature of variables measured for each type varies. Through the taxonomy, item writers can be guided on what items to write given the nature of the construct that needs to be measured. The utility value of the taxonomy is discussed.

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hello.. i'm very interested in ths paper, n i think i may need it for my rsearch proposal. but i was wonderng why i couldnt dwload or save it.. it would be nice if u could hlp. thank u.

02/28/2009
magnoc

magnoc

Thank you very much. I'll make the revisions. My paper is still under review. I submitted it for publication in a journal. Lets collaborate in the future if I have a project.

01/16/2009
bgarland

bgarland

Very helpful article! I found it while writing a section on visual aptitudes for a book aimed at people interested in careers in 3D computer graphics for games. I may refer my readers to your article to familiarize themselves with aptitude tests. I found one minor thing with the sample test problems, though. In Figure 3 on page 7, where it says "Given the following three views of the object, combine the three views and choose the corresponding 3d object that matches it,” the answer is listed as D. The correct answer should be C. As someone who made a career of 3D modeling and animation, I am 100% sure of this. It would be unfortunate for another reader to examine that problem and be tossed into doubt about their own perception because the answer they came up with was different from the testing authority. Thank you though, for an otherwise excellent article!

12/21/2008