Is ability testing fair?

By Food Job Blogger on 02 September 2010 | Comments 1

More and more clients are expecting higher and higher ability test scores as their belief in qualifications diminishes. But is this really a fair measure? It seems from our experience that if you practice testing, you get better at it. Online and paper testing seem to give differing scores, and I suppose the question that needs to be asked is what are clients looking for? Are they looking for a standard that is the norm in an organisation, or a wish list? Our view is that these tests do display useful information and highlight areas of importance, and indeed a 2:1 degree is no longer an indicator in isolation of intellect... but is there a better way?

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By Joe Thomas on 13 February 2011 09:34 

Thanks for the article. I have a Masters and woudl see myslef as very academically capable. But in recent testing i scored below the norm for Graduates. I did the test at home in a quiet room, with fellow housemates keeeping out of the way. Once failed I was rejected...do I have any recourse?

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