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		<title>British Psychological Society Certification in Singapore &#8211; Register now to get 50% off Behaviour Based Interviewing and Saville Wave Training Courses</title>
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<p>PsyAsia is pleased to advise clients that we have extended our special 50% discount offer for those who register for our Psychometric Test Training Course: BPS Level A &amp; B in Singapore until the end of January. Any client who registers for the Level A and B course will be offered a 50% discount on the Saville Consulting Wave accreditation course that follows the day after the Level B training; and/or, 50% off our Behaviour-based Interview Course which is confirmed for the day immediately before the Level A training.  Furthermore, we are pleased to continue to offer a 50% discount off the Behaviour Based Interview Course for any client who registers for our 4-day Human Resource Management Course in Singapore on 22-25 February. </p>
<p>Training places are limited and courses are now beginning to fill, so please register asap to ensure your place. The above discount offers will expire on 31 January.</p>
<p>If you are in Hong Kong, you can also avail the offers by joining our Hong Kong Psychometric Assessment Level A and B course in March.</p>
<p>All course dates and details as well as email links can be found from here: <a href="http://dates.psyasia.com/">http://dates.psyasia.com</a></p>
<p>Kindly contact us on Singapore +65 6521 3131 or Hong Kong +852 8200 6005 for full details.</p>
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		<title>Online Psychometric Test Mini-Course: Lesson 6 &#8211; Psychometric Test Scoring</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you have scored the responses, double-check your scoring. You then need to record the score. The score you calculate at this point is called the RAW SCORE. On its own, a raw score means nothing. If I tell you that you scored 54 on a numerical reasoning test or 75 on the extraversion scale of a personality assessment, you'll need to ask me more questions before you truly understand your score. The most important question to ask would be how your score compared to others. The comparison of your score with others is called norming.]]></description>
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<p><strong>In this session we will explore the following:</strong></p>
<p>1. Computer-based scoring of psychometric tests<br />
2. Hand-scoring of psychometric tests<br />
3. Norming of test results<br />
4. The link between scoring of tests and reliability</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Converting raw scores to standardised scores and using representative norms will be covered in a later session</span>.</p>
<p>Once a psychometric test has been properly administered, it needs to be scored. Depending on the test chosen, you may have a few options.</p>
<p>a. You can opt for <strong>computer-based scoring</strong>.</p>
<p>This would work if you had administered the test using computer software or if you had asked your candidate to complete an online test. For online tests, this option is good because it is less likely to involve scoring errors! Your candidate completes the test online and then the system immediately and automatically scores the test. There is no additional input required and hence less chance for error. This pre-supposes the publisher has used the correct scoring algorithms of course. Whilst most reputable test publishers will, we do know of one who had an error in a test battery that was not spotted until one of their distributors pointed out that his partner had done poorly on a test for which she was a subject matter expert!!</p>
<p>If you administer the test to your candidate using desktop software, you should be able to automatically score it in the same way as above.</p>
<p>b. You can opt for <strong>hand-scoring</strong> or a <strong>bureau service</strong> or <strong>keyed input followed by computer-scoring</strong>. You are most likely to use this option if you administered the test to your candidate using hard-copy test booklets and answer sheets.</p>
<p>Firstly, you&#8217;ll need to double-check the answer sheets to ensure that there are no irregularities. Ensure that it&#8217;s obvious which answer the respondent selected. Be careful with any &#8220;blobs&#8221; that may have appeared from ink or pencil smudges etc. If a respondent has changed their mind after selecting a response and has crossed it out, ensure that you only use the most recent response in scoring.</p>
<p>For <strong>hand-scoring using a scoring key</strong>, you&#8217;ll next need to align the scoring key with the answer sheet. The exact requirements will vary based on the test you are using, so ensure that you read and fully understand the instructions provided by the test publisher.</p>
<p>Once you have scored the responses, double-check your scoring. You then need to record the score. The score you calculate at this point is called the <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RAW SCORE</span></strong>. On its own, a raw score means nothing. If I tell you that you scored 54 on a numerical reasoning test or 75 on the extraversion scale of a personality assessment, you&#8217;ll need to ask me more questions before you truly understand your score. The most important question to ask would be how your score compared to others. The comparison of your score with others is called <strong>norming</strong>.</p>
<p>It is called norming because we compare a candidate&#8217;s score to a group of others (called the<strong> norm group</strong>) who completed the test in the past. To undertake this comparison, you can do it by way of a simple calculation or through the use of norm tables either developed by yourself or, more usually, supplied by the test publisher.</p>
<p>Norm tables allow us to use a standard vocabulary for expressing a candidate&#8217;s score in relation to others who have taken the test and it is for this reason that we call your new score a <strong>standardised score</strong>. A standardised score is simply your candidate&#8217;s raw score, compared with the norm group and expressed in terms of how the candidate scored in relation to others. We&#8217;ll consider standardised scores in more detail in a later lesson. You&#8217;ll see by now that your objective is to calculate the candidate&#8217;s standard score as this is the way to achieve maximum meaning. If you opt for paper and pencil tests and hand-scoring, the process can be lengthy. So are there other options?</p>
<p>We have already seen above that we can simply have the candidate complete an online test. However, you may not wish to do this if there are many candidates. This is because you will need as many computers as candidates if you are going to supervise them. If you are using an unsupervised test, the candidate can complete on their own PC, but you may be concerned about possible cheating and so on. This is why you may end up using paper and pencil tests (in a supervised environment). However, there is an alternative to arduous hand-scoring if you have used paper and pencil tests.</p>
<p>You can use the <strong>bureau service</strong> of your psychometric test distributor. You just need to check that the answer sheet is properly completed, clear and free from any irregularities and then send the answer sheet to the distributor by fax or scanned email. The bureau service will then score the test for you and send you a report.</p>
<p>Furthermore, you may have another option yet. If you have access to a computer or online test system, you can probably also <strong>enter the candidate&#8217;s responses to each question into the system</strong> and have the system produce the report. This is essentially what the bureau service above does for you. Doing it yourself should work out cheaper. Do be careful when you transpose the responses though &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">accuracy is far more important than speed</span> unless you want to invalidate the whole process!!</p>
<p><strong>Self-scoring answer sheets</strong>: Some psychometric tests are supplied with self-scoring answer sheets. These are much easier to use than non-self-scoring answer sheets. In this case you usually need to open up the answer sheet by tearing off some perforated card. Inside the answer sheet, the candidate&#8217;s responses will have been duplicated via carbon or similar onto a scoring card. Usually, you add up the number of responses (often black circles) that appear inside a circle. Those outside of a circle represent incorrect answers so don&#8217;t get counted. Once you&#8217;ve added up correct responses, you have your raw score. Slightly different procedures obviously apply for personality assessments and fewer personality assessments provide self-scoring answer sheets due to their scoring complexity. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">When using self-scoring answer sheets you need to be especially careful to ensure that the candidate presses hard on the answer sheet</span> when completing the test. If they are light-handed their responses may not come through onto the scoring card!</p>
<p>Finally, let&#8217;s consider the <strong>link between psychometric test scoring and reliability/validity</strong>. As you know, the test administrator can have a huge impact upon psychometric test reliability throughout the whole process. At the scoring stage you can affect reliability simply by scoring incorrectly. This might happen because you miss the fact that a candidate crossed out their answer and changed their mind. It may also happen because you try to score fast and just don&#8217;t add up correctly. Perhaps you use the scoring key incorrectly or perhaps the scoring is so arduous (often the case for personality assessments) that you simply get lost in the scoring or incorrectly use your calculator!</p>
<p>Ensure therefore that you fully understand how to score the test, use the scoring key as per the publisher&#8217;s instructions, score slowly and double check or have someone else double check your scoring. If possible, use computer based scoring or self-scoring answer sheets. Incorrect scoring reduces reliability and of course that means that a valid test can become invalid and a waste of time or money!</p>
<p>Interested in learning more about psychometric testing for HRM? Keep reading &#8211; your next free session is not far away! To ensure you don&#8217;t miss a single instalment, we suggest you <a href="http://www.twitter.com/psychometricz" target="_blank">follow-us on twitter</a> as each new post will be announced there. You may also like to join our <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/psychometric_training.php" target="_blank">face-to-face psychometric training courses in Singapore or Hong Kong</a> &#8211; these range from simple introductory courses through to Certification Courses such as the <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/psychometric_test_training_course.php" target="_blank">BPS Level A and BPS Level B Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing</a>. Not in Singapore or Hong Kong? No problem &#8211; we also offer both recorded and live online training in psychometrics! For full details please <a href="http://www.psychometricassessment.com/training" target="_blank">see here</a> or <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/email" target="_blank">email us</a>.</p>
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		<title>Online Psychometric Test Mini-Course: Lesson 5 &#8211; Psychometric Test Administration</title>
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<h2>In this session we will explore the following:</h2>
<p>1. How to conduct a psychometric test administration session</p>
<p>Previously you were introduced to the importance of ensuring that every test administration session that you run remains the same in order to ensure consistency and hence reliability. By not adhering to this and by not being standardised in your test administration, you run the ultimate risk of invalidating the whole process because reliability is a precursor to validity.  So this means that the company purchasing the tests has wasted money at the very least.  Worse still however is the fact that many candidates may not see the process as fair (leading to problems in attracting applicants in the future) and likewise, the law in some countries may take issue with the way tests were administered leading perhaps to a bias in the process for one group compared to another.  Given this, the following will discuss what is required to ensure you conduct a good, reliable psychometric test administration session.</p>
<h3>Be prepared</h3>
<p>Firstly, you need to be prepared!</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is a list of things you need in order to be fully prepared</span>:</p>
<p>1. Find and book an appropriate room. One that is large enough for the group of assessees and one which is in a quiet area. Ensure that on the day there will not be any nearby noise such as construction noise. Ensure that there are no fire drills planned. Consider the room temperature &#8211; make sure there is enough time for the room to cool down or heat up to a comfortable temperature before the assessment starts. Layout the room as per regular &#8216;exam conditions&#8217; whereby desks are separated from each other.</p>
<p>2. Prepare a timetable for the day and send this out to candidates with their invitation letter (which we covered previously). Often, psychometric testing forms only part of a day-long series of assessments, that&#8217;s why a timetable is critical.</p>
<p>3. If you are using paper-based assessments, don&#8217;t forget to order the right quantity from the publisher or test distributor in good time before the session. We advise you do this at least 2 weeks before the day of assessment to allow for shipping.</p>
<p>4. Whether you are using paper-based or online tests, you must familiarise yourself with the tests and their instructions. Ensure that you fully understand the process of administering the tests. You don&#8217;t need to understand the questions in the test, but you do need to know each aspect of the process of administration with the specific test(s) you are using.  You need to know when to pass each item (e.g., question booklet, answer sheet) to the candidate and when to collect it back in. You must also know how long each timed test lasts and have a stopwatch to assist with accurate timing. Also have some rough paper so that you can write down the time the test started. This helps if the stopwatch fails &#8211; you&#8217;ll know &#8220;roughly&#8221; when to stop the session. However we want 100% accuracy in the session, so let&#8217;s hope this backup is not required.</p>
<p>5. Ensure that you have the correct ratio of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">qualified</span> test administrators to candidates. The best practice ration is 1:10. So for a room of 50 candidates you need 5 test qualified administrators. One administrator can just about keep their eye on 10 candidates, that&#8217;s why it would go against best practice to have only one or two administrators ensuring a room of 50 candidates do not cheat by looking at each other&#8217;s work or continuing with the test beyond the time limit.</p>
<p>6. Prepare a test log. This is sheet of paper upon which you will record events that happen during the session. The events range from the ordinary (i.e., 25 question booklets handed out and 25 returned or, test started at 3pm and finished at 3.25pm) to the less expected (i.e., candidate 34 reported that she has dyslexia).</p>
<h3>Introducing the Psychometric Test Session to Candidates</h3>
<p>Be friendly but professional. Introduce yourself and your role. Then go on to cover everything that you previously covered in your invitation letter to your candidates. This will include:</p>
<p>a) Why are we here today</p>
<p>b) Brief description of the assessments candidates are about to undertake</p>
<p>c) Reason why we are using psychometric tests (i.e., they are objective predictors of work performance)</p>
<p>d) How the tests fit into the overall process of selection or development (they should only be part of the process)</p>
<p>e) How long today&#8217;s session will last in total</p>
<p>f) What will happen after today&#8217;s session (e.g., you will hear from us within 7 days)</p>
<p>g) When feedback on test results will be given</p>
<p>h) A commitment that the results will remain confidential and be used only for this current purpose</p>
<p>i) Then ask candidates if they have any questions so far and thank them for agreeing to take the tests</p>
<p>j) Continuing with the introduction, convey any special emergency/fire instructions to candidates &#8211; this is a legal requirement for public gatherings in many countries.</p>
<p>k) Tell candidates where the washrooms are and that if they need to use them, a good time would be right now as they shouldn&#8217;t leave the room once the assessment commences and if they do, they certainly won&#8217;t get additional time! Also remind them that they may need their reading glasses to complete the assessments and if they left them outside, now is also a good time to go and get them!</p>
<p>At this point, people may have left the room for a couple of minutes following your advice. Once everybody has reassembled, continue with the more formal part of the test administration session.  At this point you will refer to the publisher&#8217;s official instruction card. The publisher expects you to read the instructions and hand out/collect materials in exactly the same way and order presented here for consistency (and therefore reliability).</p>
<p>l) Tell candidates that you will now read from the test instructions and that this may make you sound a little more robotic for the next few minutes and that the reason you are doing this is to ensure that everybody gets the same instructions every time this test is administered. Ask them to listen very carefully to the instructions.</p>
<p>m) Read the instructions word for word. Ensure that you pause in the right places. Ensure that you hand out materials when told to do so.  There are usually example questions which you will need to ask the candidates to complete. Do so and allow them a few minutes to complete. During this time you can walk around ensuring that they are completing the correct section of the answer sheet and are looking at the correct section of the question booklet. Correct anybody who is not but do not correct their answers until the example question time is up for all. Then you&#8217;ll need to go through the example question answers with candidates. At this stage you&#8217;ll be reading from the instructions. Do not go into lengthy explanations with candidates about why they may have got the answer wrong. Simply tell them not to worry, to do their best and remind them that the test in only part of the process.</p>
<p>o) If you are administering a personality questionnaire, remember to tell the candidates that there are no right or wrong answers &#8211; you are who you are! Tell them that personality assessments are used to assess candidate fit with the organisation and are more scientific and objective than interviews. Ask them to be honest and open and tell them that it is usually the first answer them comes to their mind which is most accurate; so do not spend too long deliberating over each question. Some candidates may say that they think their personality is different at work compared with home. Simply ask them to answer from a work perspective. Tell candidates that the test is untimed but that most people take around X minutes to complete.</p>
<p>p) Now it&#8217;s time for final questions. Ask candidates if they have any and answer them as best you can. It&#8217;s a good idea to consider possible questions before starting the sessions. We&#8217;ve put a few together here with answers:</p>
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<p>p) That&#8217;s it, now it&#8217;s time to test.  So, as per your instructions, ask candidates to turn over the page and begin. If you&#8217;re administering an aptitude/ability test, remember to start your stopwatch at that point and then write down the time the test started as an independent time check. Now you need to walk around the room adjudicating. Don&#8217;t answer any more questions &#8211; candidates need to concentrate now. If they need replacement pencils/rough paper, fine, but no talking of any kind! Check candidates are on the right page and responding to questions in the correct section of the answer sheet. If not, correct them quietly.</p>
<p>q) As soon as time is up, call &#8220;STOP&#8221; or whatever is mentioned in your instructions. For personality assessments, wait until everybody has finished. For aptitude tests, ensure that all pencils are placed on desks as soon as you call time. A candidate who continues beyond time can increase their score unfairly and invalidate the process!</p>
<p>r) Collect all materials in the order instructed by the publisher and remember to note down in your test log everything that comes back. You must also collect all rough paper from candidates. This is because they may have written questions down on the paper and now those questions may get leaked out of the testing room &#8211; this would obviously invalidate the test.</p>
<p>s) Once you have ensured that all materials were returned, you may close the session as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>Thank candidates for attending</li>
<li>For aptitude tests, reassure them that they are supposed to be difficult and designed so that not everybody completes all questions</li>
<li>Remind candidates that everything will remain confidential</li>
<li>Remind candidates about the feedback session</li>
<li>Remind candidates about the next part of the selection or development process</li>
<li>Ask them if they have any final questions</li>
<li>Thank them all again and then dismiss them</li>
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<p>Sticking to these guidelines and the publisher&#8217;s test administration instructions will help to ensure consistency in your administration sessions. As you know, this means higher reliability and hence you uphold the validity of the test.</p>
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		<title>A Review of Psychometric Tests in use in Singapore</title>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Introduction</span></p>
<p>Psychologist Vincent Wong carried out an analysis of psychometric tests in use in Singapore and across Asia.  In this analysis, more than 40 tests were reviewed which involved no less than 20 test developers.  There were several focuses in the analysis which included practical information of the tests (information such as price and practical design issues), construct of the test, report design, technical details and training requirements.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Practical Information</span></p>
<p>Pricing</p>
<p>There exists a wide pricing range among tests developed by different test developers. In the lower end of the continuum one test provider provides tests for free in their entire product range and a section of the chargeable report will be produced. Obviously for user to obtain useful information they have to pay for the full report and this is certainly a marketing strategy. However in the perspective of psychometric this practice serious harm the integrity of the test as anybody can get access to the tests for unlimited number of times. Therefore it can only been seen as tests for people who are interested in trying out tests, rather than being usable in organizational settings. For more protected tests, prices range from USD$10 to more than USD$120 with some of the providers charge per usage while the others charge for subscription fee as well (usually paid annually).</p>
<p>Design</p>
<p>In this analysis, several design dimensions of the test were considered and they were the split between ipsative and normative measures, the type of scales that were employed, and other practical issue like medium of test administration.</p>
<p>The majority of the personality assessment tools (over 80%) employ normative measures (the type of psychometric tools that compare the respondent with a group of similar others, or the norm group) while the remaining ones employ an ipsative style (the type of psychometric tools that determine the preference among different personality traits within the respondent). Two exceptional case was identified which employs a mixed style, i.e. normative plus ipsative. The reason behind the popularity of normative style might down to the fact that for tests that were designed for selection purpose normative style was the better style to go with as it actually compare the respondents with the others. On the other hand ipsative measures can provide us with better knowledge about the preference or strength within the respondents. In line with this we found that most of the ipsative tests were preference or value tests which were designed for coaching or counselling purposes, although some ipsative measures that were designed for selection purposes were also identified. For the only tests that incorporated both normative and ipsative styles, the underlying connotation of the difference between normative and ipsative scales were utilized and it represented the discrepancy between the real and ideal self of the respondents.</p>
<p>The type of scale used by the tests is actually a function of whether they are ipsative or normative tests. For normative test the most popular scale type used was 5-point Likert Scale (Likert Scale is the type of scale that respondents choose among several options for the one that represent their thought most). 7-point scale was also quite common and there were a few occurrences of 3-point and 9-point scales. Other than using Likert scales, a few normative tests employed true or false scale. For ipsative tests force-choice scale was employed. One of the more popular version of ipsative scales asked the respondents to pick the option that describes them the best (usually termed as ‘most like me’) as well as option that describes them the worst (usually termed as ‘least like me’). Another appearing version of ipsative scale asked the respondents to put the available options into order, although this version was very uncommon.</p>
<p>Most of the surveyed tests, if not all, were designed for completing on computerized environment. While some of the tests can be administered online in an unsupervised manner, there were quite a few that required supervised administration. Whereas there were few test that provided different versions for supervised and unsupervised administration. Having more than one version allowed the result to be checked in a supervised manner after the candidates had passed the unsupervised session. Paper and pencil version of the tests were usually available with similar price of the computerized version although there were a few tests that did not provide paper and pencil version.</p>
<p>Although all the surveyed tests were not designed to be completed in a designated time, timer was identified in one test and it served the function of checking against random or thoughtful responses.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Measured Attributes</span></p>
<p>Personality</p>
<p>Among the different attributes, personality was the most popular one being measured. The majority of the personality measurements were built on the Big Five model of personality identified by Costa and McCrae (1985). While some of them retained the original five factors within the tests, about half of the surveyed tests restructured the factor compositions based on the result of the factor analysis or other theoretical support, for example one test split the factor of conscientiousness into ‘Industriousness’ and ‘Methodicalness’ while another developer incorporate the five factor model with behavioural tendencies and came up with a seven factor model. Another common phenomenon observed was that under each of the five factors the primary factors (ranges from 3-5 facets, also known as facets) were also measured, and they were actually more commonly used by test developers in report generation and interpretation. This was probably because the primary factors offer more detailed information thus higher flexibility in using them. Besides the Big Five model, another very popular personality model employed by test developers was Jung’s (1920) typology of personality. For instance two of the tests were developed from this theory as their entire theoretical foundation but one employed the original categorical model while the other one developed a continuum model.  Besides building upon one theory, many tests extract personality factors from multiple personality theories and some of them measured as many as 34 personality dimensions. Example of the measured personality dimension includes ambition, initiative, concern for others, flexibility, and energy. Nearly most of the surveyed personality tests served multiple functions which included selection, training/development need analysis, counselling and other related applications such as personal development, conflict management and team building. Test developers further added the applicability of personality tests in different situations by providing multiple versions of reports alongside with a general personality profile.</p>
<p>Value, Motive and Preference</p>
<p>Another popular attributes being measured were value, motive and preference. Although these are three distinct attributes, we found it was common that test publisher combine either two or all three attributes into one test. These tests were less commonly employed in the situation of selection but more widely used in counselling and developmental scenarios, although some of them were also designed to be used in selection as well. For tests that measures value and motive, normative measures were found to be more common and ipsative measures were more common among preference tests.  Another related attribute being measured was interest and they were mainly designed to be a career development tool.</p>
<p>Others</p>
<p>Other measured attributes included measure of leadership styles, team role, behavioural tendency, Emotional Intelligence, self-efficacy, work ethic, interpersonal communication, sales orientation, customer service orientation, learning style and even work effectiveness tendency.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Report Style</span></p>
<p>Nearly all of the surveyed tests have multiple reports and they are all in narrative form alongside with a graphic representation (usually bar charts) of the measured characteristic. However there was one test that did not employ narrative style in their report at all. Graphical representations with a sentence long description for each factor were employed instead of the narrative format. 2 dimensional typology graphs and score matrix were also employed for some type of reports. Some reports made use of different colours in representing different dimensions being measured yet some others used colour to indicate extreme scores (for example green representing high scores while red representing low scores). Colour was also frequently employed for matching test scores with a standard or an established profile, with green meaning a good match and red representing a poor match.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Report Content</span></p>
<p>Generic  Personality Profile</p>
<p>For all the surveyed tests, there was at least some form of generic personality profile provided in the report, whether in the form of narrative writing, matrix of scores, 2 dimensional typology graphs, bar charts or broken line graphs. Most commonly the personality profile was consisted of a graphical representation of the test scores on different dimensions with a brief descriptive narrative alongside it. In this generic personality profile the test scores, usually in form of sten scores or percentile were presented. Raw scores were also found in some reports. About half of the survey tests also presented the variation of the test score in the report and a few had an explanation on the meaning behind that. In all cases primary dimensions measured by the tests were reported in this section. Secondary or higher-level composite dimensions were also frequently reported in this section.</p>
<p>Strengths and Limitations</p>
<p>Strengths and limitations were another very popular qualities being reported, although we identified a few tests that do not report them. In reporting strengths and limitations some tests referred them to very specific behavioural terms while there existed some tests simply referred high or low scores in particular dimensions as strengths or limitations. Few tests incorporated contextual factors into the reporting of strengths and limitations were identified and they were more common in purpose-specific reports (for example reports designed for leadership development or team building). Overall tests tended to present information about strengths and limitations of the candidates.</p>
<p>Competencies</p>
<p>Leadership, team work, interpersonal skills or orientation and problem solving orientation were found to be the most popular competencies being tapped. Other competencies being tackled by the surveyed tests included achievement orientation, customer service orientation, management style, decision making, planning and organization, influence and negotiation, delivery, creativity, analytic orientation, coping style and thinking style. Rather than being measured directly in the tests, these competencies were often generated from several primary dimensions of personality. They were found to be written in context of work and behavioural terms were employed heavily in order to aid comprehensibility of the report. Furthermore competency based reports were identified and leadership related reports were the one which appeared most. Competency based reports for sales and managerial positions were also popular.</p>
<p>Interview prompts</p>
<p>Interview prompts were found in some reports. These included general instruction of how to use the report correctly to enhance the effectiveness of a follow-up interview as well as specific suggested interview questions to be asked for a particular candidate. The number of interview prompts varies from three to ten plus suggested questions and some reports even included the expected answer from the candidate. These interview prompts also served as a check or back up of the validity of the tests.</p>
<p>Training (Development) Needs</p>
<p>Several tests with a separated training need or developmental report were identified. For tests that did not have a designated report for training needs, it was surprising to found that the section outlining training was absent for majority of the surveyed tests, given most of them were designed to be used in training need analysis. When present, the training needs outlined (or some tests referred it to be ‘action plans’) were usually generated from the unfit aspects identified or areas that were not up to the normative standard. Simple description about the needs per se was common and a few reports were found to be providing concrete training suggestions.</p>
<p>Cultural Fit</p>
<p>Cultural fit information was identified in a few test reports. This information could include the fit of the candidate with the organizational culture, task nature as well as co-workers and it existed in several forms. The more popular way to compute it was comparing between the candidate’s score with the norm or an ideal profile. One test generated this information by comparing the candidate with the best performers. Yet another test presented the information in light of the candidate himself by stating what culture or environment will be the best fit for the candidate.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Technical Information</span></p>
<p>Technical information of the test included normative data, reliability and validity data as well as development procedure of the test. They are the most important information to be readily accessible to the public but unfortunately some of them were virtually absent for some of the surveyed tests. Normative data were found to be the most reported information and reliability data followed. However evidence for validity as well as development procedure of the test were absent for some of the tests despite the claim of ‘scientifically validated’ in their marketing materials. For tests that did not provide any of the above mentioned information the integrity of them were seriously in doubt.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Training Requirement</span></p>
<p>Training requirement of the tests varied from no need training for an extreme case (which was the free online test) to BPS Level B plus additional training (approximately 7 days of training in total). For most of the tests 2-3 days of training for the specific test was common but this type of training would not be recognized by a different test provider. The BPS (British Psychological Society) Competence in Occupational Testing was found to be the most widely accepted qualification by the test providers. Most of the tests could be administered by a BPS Level B qualified user but there existed some tests which required a conversion training (1-2 days long) in order to be a qualified user of them.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst the test administrator cannot control all the possible factors within a respondent, you can do your best to ensure you control for a much as possible.  It's a good idea to think here about how you would like to be treated if you were undergoing a psychometric assessment for the first time. You'd probably like a friendly invitation letter explaining what is going to happen and why. You'd like to know that your data and results will remain confidential and only shared with decision-makers and only for the purpose that you're undertaking the test. You'd also like to know what you need to bring with you and if possible, a few example questions as approved by the test publisher might help to set your mind at rest. ]]></description>
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<h5>In this session we will explore the following:</h5>
<p>1. The relationship between reliability and validity in psychometric assessment<br />
2. How psychometric test administrators can impact the reliability of tests</p>
<h3>Psychometric Test Reliability</h3>
<p>When choosing a reputable test, whether it be aptitude or personality, one of the properties of the test you will need to look for is reliability. We&#8217;ll consider reliability in appropriate detail in a later section of the course.  For now, think of reliability as <span style="text-decoration: underline;">consistency</span>.  In order to have absolute confidence in our test scores we need them to be consistent.  However, we can&#8217;t test and retest our candidates in the real world. Despite this, reputable test publishers would already have done this for you. This would have been carried out under optimal conditions.  So, now you know that you are using a reliable test (one that produces consistent scores), it&#8217;s your task as the test administrator to ensure that the test remains a reliable test.</p>
<h3>Why is reliability so important?</h3>
<p>Whenever you assess something, you expect the score you get to be reliable. For example, if you assess your weight using bathroom scales, you expect the reading you get to be consistent across at least the short term. If you weigh yourself over 2 consecutive days and get significantly different readings you know something is wrong with the scales!  The same is true of psychometric tests. The publisher first ensures that the test scores will be consistent over time and then you, as the administrator, need to ensure that your actions do not make the test less reliable.</p>
<p>Not only do we want and expect test results to remain reliable over time, but we also know that reliability is a precursor to validity. It sets an upper limit on the test&#8217;s validity. In other words, if your test is not reliable then it is not valid. Confusing?  Let&#8217;s use the weighing scales example again&#8230;</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s suppose a medical doctor does some research which shows that those who weight more than 120kg are significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack.  His research shows that weight is a valid indicator for predicting the heart attack.  The scales are fit for the purpose of predicting a heart attack.  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Validity is all about being fit for purpose</span>.  Now if those scales are not reliable, they will provide inconsistent data over the time of the research program.  In this case would you have confidence in the doctor&#8217;s findings? Of course not!</p>
<p>So, to apply this to psychometric tests let&#8217;s take an aptitude test. We&#8217;ve carried out research which confirms that a new numerical reasoning test can predict the performance of accountants. Those who score better on the test are rated as better accountants.  This is validity. The test is fit for the purpose of predicting accountant performance.  You will hopefully have full confidence in this finding if you know the test is reliable.  If however you expect the test is coming up with inconsistent scores for your candidates, it is unreliable, and, as in the scales example above, you will not have confidence in the test&#8217;s prediction of accountant performance. This is why reliability is a precursor to validity.</p>
<p>And why is all of this so important for this course?  It&#8217;s because you as the test administrator can enhance or reduce the reliability of the test by how you administer it in the first place.  Let&#8217;s now take a look at what factors you can and can&#8217;t influence in terms of reliability.</p>
<h3>How psychometric test administrators can impact the reliability of tests</h3>
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<p>Take a look at the graphic on the left. It shows different factors which can impact the reliability of psychometric tests. This applies to both aptitude tests and personality assessments.</p>
<p><strong>Factors within the test</strong></p>
<p>Generally, a test administrator is not responsible for this. The test publisher must design tests that will be highly reliable. Factors within the test means that the questions chosen must be accessible to all groups for whom the test is intended. If a subsection finds some questions difficult based on their group membership (i.e. non-native-English speaking groups may not understand a colloquialism used in a test question), then the test will be less reliable for that group. Although the publisher needs to ensure a reliable test, not all test publishers are reputable or know what they are doing! This is why the person who purchases the test needs to know how to evaluate it. We&#8217;ll show you later how to evaluate the test in greater detail.  Know for now that you do not evaluate a test or validate it by trialling it on yourself or your colleague as many untrained users think!</p>
<p><strong>Factors within the respondent</strong></p>
<p>Whilst the test administrator cannot control all the possible factors within a respondent, you can do your best to ensure you control for a much as possible.  It&#8217;s a good idea to think here about how you would like to be treated if you were undergoing a psychometric assessment for the first time. You&#8217;d probably like a friendly invitation letter explaining what is going to happen and why. You&#8217;d like to know that your data and results will remain confidential and only shared with decision-makers and only for the purpose that you&#8217;re undertaking the test. You&#8217;d also like to know what you need to bring with you and if possible, a few example questions as approved by the test publisher might help to set your mind at rest.  Finally it would be good to have a number to call should you have any special needs that you wish to convey to the administrators before the day.  So, when you arrive at the test centre you already know what is going to happen and why, you won&#8217;t be overly concerned, you&#8217;ll have all the right things with you (e.g., reading glasses) and you&#8217;ll know how long the session is going to last. If it&#8217;s a personality test you&#8217;ll be more likely to be open and honest because you know your results won&#8217;t go further than the selection or development committee and won&#8217;t be used for reasons beyond the reason you&#8217;ve already been given.</p>
<p>Ultimately here you are attempting to control for mood and expectations. Ideally you don&#8217;t want these to vary between candidates in order to give everybody the same start line.  On the actual day of the test you will go over all of these things again with the candidates in the room to ensure that they are all clear on what will happen and why.  Again, this sets the scene and mood, demonstrates your organisation&#8217;s &#8220;humanness&#8221; in the assessment process and provides candidates with an opportunity to ask questions.  Furthermore, on the day you will need to ensure that you administer the test instructions word for word and then administer the test exactly as intended by the test publisher. Doing all of this enhances consistency and thus increases reliability.  This is essential as we saw before because reliability is the precursor to validity.</p>
<p><strong>Factors within the environment</strong></p>
<p>How well would you be able to complete an aptitude test in a noisy room?  Or how about  room that&#8217;s freezing from too much air conditioning or too hot due to broken air conditioning?  Likewise, you need to ensure that the test environment is conducive to candidate performance each and every time.  This applies to personality assessment too. Although there is no right or wrong, your candidate will certainly feel more able to make an effort and respond accurately if you provide them with the right environment!  So, some time before the session you&#8217;ll need to check the room, make sure temperature controls work. On the day, switch them on in good time before the test so that by the time candidates arrive the room is just right.  Place a sign on the door to ensure you are not disturbed during the testing session and be sure to silence all phones in the room.  Candidates should of course have phones switched off too.  Ensure that once the session is over, all candidates leave at the same time so that they do not disturb others.  If a candidate really must make a restroom visit, they should be accompanied by an administrator and only one candidate at a time should go. Ensure that upon leaving and rejoining the room the candidate does not disturb others.<br />
(Note: also a good idea to check there is no planned construction nearby and there are no fire drills scheduled on the day of testing. Do this before sending out your invitation to the candidate!)</p>
<h3>Summary</h3>
<p>By referring to these guidelines you&#8217;ll help to ensure that psychometric tests used by your organisation remain as reliable as the publisher intends them to be. By using short-cuts and not following the guidelines you&#8217;ll threaten the reliability and therefore the validity of the tests.  If you threaten a test&#8217;s validity it becomes unfit for purpose which means your company is wasting its money buying psychometric tools!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Psychometric Test distributor PsyAsia International has announced that they will begin offering a live online training and accreditation program for the Apollo Profile from 1-4 June. The training will be run by an experienced business psychologist who is accredited with the Apollonean Institute to accredit users of this personality test.]]></description>
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<p>Singapore-based Psychometric Test distributor PsyAsia International has announced that they will begin offering a live online training and accreditation program for the Apollo Profile from 1-4 June. The training will be run by an experienced business psychologist who is accredited with the Apollonean Institute to accredit users of this personality test.</p>
<p>One of the major benefits of Apollo over other personality assessments is that it compares the candidate&#8217;s scores on each of its 34 business personality scales to those who have been rated as excellent. Different comparison groups are available which means the client can compare their candidate(s) with excellent sales employees, call centre staff, supervisors, leaders and so on. Most personality assessments compare candidates with the average person rather than excellence and hence this makes Apollo a rarity as well as a highly-valid tool.</p>
<p>PsyAsia International has been offering world-class training in Asia since 2002. The company only uses fully qualified and registered organisational psychologists to ensure quality and competence. This means that PsyAsia&#8217;s psychologists typically have as much training as a medical doctor, not to mention the hours of professional development they are required to undergo each year! PsyAsia added online training to their repertoire in 2008 and followed this with their first live online training course at the end of 2009 &#8211; the Psychometric Test Administration Course.</p>
<p>The test administration course follows the British Psychological Society&#8217;s syllabus for their Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing and allows the attendee to request that PsyAsia also assess them for the BPS Certificate in Occupational Test Administration. Training runs over 3 consecutive daily sessions of about 70-80 minutes, starting at 5pm Singapore/Hong Kong time which is 9am UCT/GMT. Each session is recorded and attendees can log-into PsyAsia&#8217;s online learning centre to view them as well as to chat with other attendees and post questions in the interactive forum.</p>
<p>The online training for the Apollo Profile will follow a similar format to the company&#8217;s Live Online Psychometric Test Administration Course. Apollo training will run over 4 consecutive daily sessions. There will be some pre-course work along with homework and a final piece of post-course work. Attendees without a background in psychometric testing will also need to complete the test administration course but there is no additional fee for this.</p>
<p>PsyAsia team member Cynthia Wong was asked to comment on who she thought would benefit from the training.</p>
<p>&#8220;Anybody who is interested in using a top-rate personality assessment such as the Apollo Profile will definitely benefit. This assessment has numerous uses which include recruitment/selection, development, team-building and career coaching. Moreover, those who may find it difficult or inconvenient to attend our face-to-face training in Asia now have an option to receive the same training and accreditation online.&#8221; said Ms. Wong.</p>
<p>Registration is now open for the June Apollo Profile sessions. Due to the online nature, attendees don&#8217;t need to be based in Asia. All training is conducted in English so registration is open to anybody who is able to make the time slots and credit cards are accepted. To register, simply follow the links on the course page at: <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/apollo_profile_accreditation_course.php">http://www.psyasia.com/apollo_profile_accreditation_course.php</a></p>
<p>If you would like to find out more about the Apollo Profile, please see here: <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/personality_tests_apollo.php" target="_blank">http://www.psyasia.com/personality_tests_apollo.php</a></p>
<p>You may also be interested in attending the free Apollo Profile webinar from Jim Bowden, the publisher, on 17 May. Full details at <a href="http://webinars.psyasia.com" target="_blank">http://webinars.psyasia.com</a></p>
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<p><span class="title" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #25acd8; font-family: Arial; line-height: 110%; margin: 20px 0 5px 0;">Saville Consulting Wave® &#8211; Highest Validity per 15 minutes of test-time!</span></p>
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<p><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/newsimages/epsom.gif" border="0" alt="Wave - The Most Predictive Personality Assessment" width="192" height="144" align="right" />The Saville Consulting Wave was developed by the originator of the OPQ and co-founder of SHL, Professor Peter Saville as an alternative to the static assessments available in the market. Wave assesses candidate&#8217;s motives and talents within a validation-centric framework. It was validated within 100 separate businesses.</p>
<p>The tool uses both normative and dynamic ipsative questions and has been shown to have greater validity in predicting performance and leadership than any tool it has been compared to in research. Furthermore, the shorter version of Wave, the Focus Questionnaire has more validity per 15 minutes of test-taking time than any comparison questionnaire.</p>
<p><span class="title" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #25acd8; font-family: Arial; line-height: 110%; margin: 20px 0 5px 0;">Profile jobs, run 360 performance appraisal, assess personality type for team-building, assess entrepreneurial potential and provide extensive development advice all within one framework</span></p>
<p>The performance culture framework which underlies the Saville Consulting Wave allows the tool to be used extensively for different HR applications from recruitment/selection through to performance appraisal and development.<br />
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<td width="50%"><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/saville_consulting_wave.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/wave-logo-no-intro.jpg" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Professional Styles" width="33" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/saville_consulting_wave.php">Wave Professional Styles</a></td>
<td width="50%"><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/wave_peformance_culture.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/wave-logo-no-intro.jpg" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Performance Culture Framework" width="33" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/wave_peformance_culture.php">Performance Card Set</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/saville_consulting_wave_focus.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/wave-logo-no-intro.jpg" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Focus Styles" width="33" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/saville_consulting_wave_focus.php">Wave Focus Styles</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/360_performance_appraisal.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/360.gif" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Performance 360" width="33" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/360_performance_appraisal.php">Wave Performance 360</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/personal_development.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/wave_development.gif" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Development" width="31" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/personal_development.php">Wave Development</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/entrepreneurial_potential_assessment.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/waveentrepreneut.jpg" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Entrepreneurial" width="33" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/entrepreneurial_potential_assessment.php">Wave Entrepreneurial</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/saville_consulting_culture.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/wave-logo-no-intro.jpg" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Performance Culture Framework" width="33" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/saville_consulting_culture.php">Wave Culture</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/job_profiler.php"><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/Job-Profiler-Logo.gif" border="0" alt="Saville Wave Job Profiler" width="33" height="24" align="absMiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/job_profiler.php">Wave Job Profiler</a></td>
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<p><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/supportsuite/index.php?_m=downloads&amp;_a=view&amp;parentcategoryid=35&amp;pcid=25&amp;nav=0,2,25">View some sample reports from Wave here</a></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #25acd8; font-size: large;">Become accredited to use the Wave<br />
with a 25% early-bird discount</span></strong></p>
<p>Take action now! Your competitors may already be trained to use this century&#8217;s revolution in personality assessment. We&#8217;ve trained people from the big consulting firms to small local careers advisors to recruitment consultants, government ministries and universities. We want to provide you with an incentive to join the increasing number of professionals who value high validity in selection and support from local psychologists in Asia. PsyAsia International, Asia&#8217;s leader in psychometric training, runs the Wave training in Singapore and Hong Kong. We&#8217;re offering a<strong> 25% early-bird discount</strong> for our next courses in those locations:</p>
<p><strong>Wave Conversion Course</strong>: 1 Day &#8211; <a href="http://psyasia.com/saville_wave_conversion_training.php">View course details</a></p>
<p><span>For those with BPS Level B or those who are qualified to use<br />
a substantive personality assessment such as OPQ but not including tests such<br />
as MBTI/DISC/HARRISON etc.</span></p>
<p>SINGAPORE: 17 June (SG$1200 / SG$900)</p>
<p>HONG KONG: 6 July (HK$6000 / HK$4500)</p>
<p><strong>Wave Module Course</strong>: 2 Days &#8211; <a href="http://psyasia.com/saville-consulting-wave-training-module.php">View course details</a></p>
<p><span>For those without a qualification in a substantive personality<br />
assessment.</span></p>
<p>SINGAPORE: 17-18 June (SG$2050 / SG$1538)</p>
<p>HONG KONG: 6-7 July (HK$9888 / HK$7416)</p>
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<p>For the early-bird offer (25% discount), please register at <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/register">http://www.psyasia.com/register</a><br />
and quote <strong>WAVESEB</strong> for Singapore courses and <strong>WAVEHEB</strong><br />
for Hong Kong Courses. Deadline is 15 May for Singapore and 31 May for Hong<br />
Kong.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Note &#8211; delegates on our<strong> BPS Level B course in<br />
Singapore</strong> always get<strong> 50% discount</strong> off the Wave Conversion<br />
course which follows their Level B training. More details at <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/bpscourses">http://www.psyasia.com/bpscourses</a></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Course Reviews from Previous Attendees</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Informative, relevant to work, knowledgeable facilitator&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><span>Danny<br />
Hay Group</span></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Good introduction to the tool and practical session was useful&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><span>Geraldyn Fong<br />
Managing Consultant (Psychologist)</span></p>
<p><span> Hudson Global Resources, Singapore </span></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Insightful and informative. The methodology behind the Saville<br />
Consulting Wave Report is light years ahead of other psychometric tests yet<br />
it is a breeze to use! The interface between motives, competencies and culture<br />
is exactly the missing link that recruiters are looking for.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><span>Diana Yeo<br />
Ministry of Defence, Singapore</span></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;A highly practical and enjoyable approach to the application<br />
of an extremely useful tool for selection and development &#8211; well worth the investment,<br />
highly recommended.&#8221;</strong></p>
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<p><span>Neville Pearsall<br />
Director HR<br />
RMIT International University, Vietnam</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #25acd8; font-size: large;">Not ready for training and accreditation<br />
but still want to use the Wave?</span></strong></p>
<p>Then please consider PsyAsia&#8217;s <strong>Psychologist-on-Call</strong>™<br />
service instead. Our registered psychologists will take care of the complete process for you, including a call and behavioural interview for your candidates and a feedback session with the decision-maker. More details at <a href="http://www.psyasia.com/psychologist_candidate_screening.php">http://www.psyasia.com/psychologist_candidate_screening.php</a>.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one-day course aims to provide experienced-based training in an accessible and economical way. The course is easy to understand and yet covers many of the important issues to be aware of when choosing and using psychometric tests. Given our passion for Asia and our passion for the competent use of psychometric tests in Asia, PsyAsia makes no profit on this course. We charge delegates a small fee that reflects the cost of the hotel venue (including buffet lunch and refreshments) where the training is held as well as materials that we provide to the delegates. What's more, if you later decide to attend one of our accreditation courses in Psychometrics, we will issue you with a discount code that reduces your course fee by the amount you paid for this course!]]></description>
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<p><strong>Introduction to Psychometric Testing Course: Singapore 11 May 2010</strong></p>
<p>PsyAsia International is Asia&#8217;s independent Leader in Psychometric Test products and Training. We choose to distribute only the world&#8217;s best, most validated psychometric assessments and offer locally relevant, world-class training in psychometrics. The Introduction to Psychometrics Workshop expands on PsyAsia&#8217;s expertise in Psychometric Training in Asia by offering a course geared to those with very little experience or understanding in Psychometrics. Many first time clients don&#8217;t understand why they need to be careful in their choice or use of psychometrics and many do not understand why training is a necessity in competent test use.</p>
<p>This one-day course aims to provide experienced-based training in an accessible and economical way. The course is easy to understand and yet covers many of the important issues to be aware of when choosing and using psychometric tests. Given our passion for Asia and our passion for the competent use of psychometric tests in Asia, PsyAsia makes no profit on this course. We charge delegates a small fee that reflects the cost of the hotel venue (including buffet lunch and refreshments) where the training is held as well as materials that we provide to the delegates. What&#8217;s more, if you later decide to attend one of our accreditation courses in Psychometrics, we will issue you with a discount code that reduces your course fee by the amount you paid for this course!</p>
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<td><strong> </strong><img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> The history of psychometric testing<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> Comparison of psychometric tests with other modes of employee testing and assessment<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> The benefit of using psychometric tests in recruitment/selection, development and coaching<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> Reliability in psychometric testing<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> Validity in psychometric testing<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> Error in psychometric testing<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> Review of different aptitude, personality and values tests on the market<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> Questions to ask your test publisher or distributor<br />
<img src="http://www.psyasia.com/images/arr_2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> What next?</p>
<p>Note: During the workshop, delegates will create quasi-psychometric tests in groups to enable a hands-on exploration of issues such as reliability, error and validity in psychometric tests.</td>
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<p><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/introduction-to-psychometric-tests-training-course.php" target="_blank">To view full course details and to register, please click here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Psychometric Test Products in Singapore and Psychometric Training in Singapore &#8211; daily free webinars</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PsyAsia International is pleased to announce that until the end of March we will be offering free daily webinars to showcase our product range. Their will be no set agenda. The agenda will be set by attendees. Please note however that product knowledge may differ depending on which of our consultants is running the webinar. Come along and chat with our consultants, see the Saville Consulting Wave, Identity Personality Assessment and the Apollo Profile in action. Ask questions about training and consulting options and so forth!]]></description>
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<p><span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">PsyAsia International is pleased to announce that until the end of March we will be offering free daily webinars to showcase our product range. Their will be no set agenda. The agenda will be set by attendees. Please note however that product knowledge may differ depending on which of our consultants is running the webinar. Come along and chat with our consultants, see the Saville Consulting Wave, Identity Personality Assessment and the Apollo Profile in action. Ask questions about training and consulting options and so forth!</span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong><a href="http://www.psyasia.com/Free-Daily-Webinar-Psychometric-Test-Products-and-Training-from-PsyAsia-Singapore-Hong%20Kong-Malaysia.htm" target="_blank">For times and to register, please click here&#8230;</a></strong></span></span></p>
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