In 1995, (Whoa.) I took the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test in Louisiana.It looks like I could have done most jobs in the Marine Corps with a 206. It looks the same with the Army. YIKE!
I think my score was pretty "normal."
I am sure this is a little outdated, but...I scored the lowest in, surprise, "Mechanical Comprehension" and ""Arithmetic Reasoning"
I scored the highest in, surprise, "Numerical Operations," "Paragraph Comprehension" and "Verbal Ability" and no I really mean surprise, "Auto & Shop Information." (WTF?)
I guess that means, I get what you say, I just don't know what to do with it. *wink*
How did I only score the same or better in "Word Knowledge" than 85 out of 100 of my classmates?
It's interesting to look at my past standardized tests and see what's going on now.
I plan to look at my old ACT next. It seemed in the North it is usually the SAT, in the South it was the ACT but there is much more to it. ...the ACT is curriculum-based, while the SAT is aimed more at general reasoning and problem-solving skills. MORE
I did my senior research paper in high school on standardized testing. I believed that a number two pencil does not hold the key to someones future.However, I firmly believe that past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior. (...just ask Angel Benton.) ...to that end it's best to ask questions to people when I want to find out about them that ask them to recall a past time and how they handled it rather than giving someone a license to come up with what they would do in an ideal world.
I mean, much of what you want to find out is in HOW you ask the questions.I would generally ask someone I wanted to date if I wanted to find out about how they would handle getting into a fight with me something like, "What did you do during the worst fight you got into with an ex-boyfriend?" rather than, "What would you do if we get into a fight?" Asking them to give an example of a past experience may be the best judge of what I would be getting into.
If I was booking them for an event, I would slip in a something like, "...tell me about that time you missed Jason Sechrest's show." rather than, "What would you do if you had to cancel this event?" Of course, they would most likely say, "I would call in advance or something." because that's what they [hopefully] want to do. If they said about Jason's show, "Yea, he was an idiot and didn't call me beforehand to confirm." you bettered bet I am going to confirm with them three times before the event if I booked them.
It's not that hard to give people what they want and need and get the information from them. ...and doesn't take alto of smarts either or I wouldn't want to do it. *wink*
Now that I said all this and have given one of my secrets away, I am sure some people will pay more attention to what I ask them and how I ask it, so my effect might be lessened, but that's okay.
