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Betsworth, Deborah G. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1999
Employed women (n=198) completed the General Aptitude Test Battery and Minnesota Ability Estimation Questionnaire. They were significantly more likely to underestimate their general learning, verbal, and spatial ability; form perception; and motor coordination. This tendency was related to the realism of their occupational choice. (SK)
Descriptors: Ability, Aptitude, Career Choice, Employed Women
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1958
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Employed Women
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1958
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Employed Women