Chapter 8: Achievement and Aptitude Assessment

The ACT has four academic achievement tests, an optional writing component, an interest inventory, and a questionnaire.

How many main categories of aptitude testing are there?

The SAT includes 20 subject tests, which are divided into five categories: English, History, Math, Science and Languages

What test is known as the California Achievement Test (CAT-6)?

The GRE is a test used for __________.

All public schools that receive public funding must give a statewide standardized test each year to all students

In 2013, more than 850 universities throughout the US required potential applicants to submit either an ACT or SAT score

The ____ has been in existence for over 80 years and is the most widely used comprehensive achievement battery.

Achievement tests are designed to measure how much someone has learned or mastered in a given context

What is the purpose of achievement tests?

Three main areas of achievement tests include: multilevel survey battery tests, diagnostic tests, and readiness tests

Achievement tests can be used diagnostically to identify problem areas of learning and address weaknesses.

The ACT is considered an achievement test measuring skills and knowledge taught in _________.