Instructions for Making Abilities Ratings

[Pages:27]Instructions for Making Abilities Ratings

These questions are about job-related abilities. An ability is an enduring talent that can help a person do a job. You will be asked about a series of different abilities and how they relate to your current job ? that is the job you hold now.

Each ability in this questionnaire is named and defined.

For example:

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

You are then asked to answer two questions about that ability:

A How important is the ability to your current job?

For example:

How important is ARM-HAND STEADINESS to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

Mark your answer by putting an X through the number that represents your answer. Do not mark on the line between the numbers.

*If you rate the ability as Not Important to the performance of your job,

mark the one [ 1 ] then skip over question B and proceed to the next ability.

B What level of the ability is needed to perform your current job?

To help you understand what we mean by level, we provide you with examples of job-related activities at different levels for each ability. For example:

What level of ARM-HAND STEADINESS is needed to perform your current job?

Light a candle

Thread a needle

Cut facets in a diamond

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

Mark your answer by putting an X through the number that represents your answer. Do not mark on the line between the numbers.

1

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1. Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

A. How important is ORAL COMPREHENSION to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of ORAL COMPREHENSION is needed to perform your current job?

Understand a television commercial

Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport

Understand a lecture on advanced physics

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

2. Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

A. How important is WRITTEN COMPREHENSION to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of WRITTEN COMPREHENSION is needed to perform your current job?

Understand signs on the highway

Understand an apartment lease

Understand an instruction book on repairing Artificial Intelligence systems

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

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3. Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

A. How important is ORAL EXPRESSION to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity. B. What level of ORAL EXPRESSION is needed to perform your current job?

Place an order at a restaurant drive-thru

Give instructions to a lost motorist

Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen

1

2

3

4. Written Expression

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

A. How important is WRITTEN EXPRESSION to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of WRITTEN EXPRESSION is needed to perform your current job?

Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer

1

2

Write a job recommendation for a subordinate

Write an advanced economics texbook

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

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5. Fluency of Ideas

The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

A. How important is FLUENCY OF IDEAS to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of FLUENCY OF IDEAS is needed to perform your current job?

Name four different uses for a screwdriver

Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company

Identify as many strategies as possible for a company

acquisition and merger

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

6. Originality

The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

A. How important is ORIGINALITY to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of ORIGINALITY is needed to perform your current job?

Use a credit card to open a locked door

Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees

Invent a new type of man-made fiber

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

4

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7. Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

A. How important is PROBLEM SENSITIVITY to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of PROBLEM SENSITIVITY is needed to perform your current job?

Notice from a subtle

Recognize that an unplugged difference in a client's mood

lamp won't work

that something is bothering them

Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms

1

2

3

8. Deductive Reasoning

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

A. How important is DEDUCTIVE REASONING to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of DEDUCTIVE REASONING is needed to perform your current job?

Know that a stalled car can coast downhill

Decide what factors Design an aircraft to consider in wing using principles selecting stocks of aerodynamics

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

5

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9. Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

A. How important is INDUCTIVE REASONING to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity. B. What level of INDUCTIVE REASONING is needed to perform your current job?

Decide what to wear Determine the prime suspect

Diagnose a disease using

based on the weather report based on crime scene evidence results of many different lab tests

1

2

3

10. Information Ordering

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

A. How important is INFORMATION ORDERING to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of INFORMATION ORDERING is needed to perform your current job?

Put things in Follow the correct steps numerical order to make changes

Assemble a wind turbine

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

6

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11. Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

A. How important is CATEGORY FLEXIBILITY to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity.

B. What level of CATEGORY FLEXIBILITY is needed to perform your current job?

Classify flowers Sort paintbrushes according to size,

based of length color, and smell

Classify man-made fibers in terms of their characteristics,

like strength or cost

1

2

3

12. Mathematical Reasoning

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

A. How important is MATHEMATICAL REASONING to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity. B. What level of MATHEMATICAL REASONING is needed to perform your current job?

Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars

1

2

Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses

Determine the mathematics required to simulate a space

craft landing on the moon

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

7

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13. Number Facility

The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

A. How important is NUMBER FACILITY to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity. B. What level of NUMBER FACILITY is needed to perform your current job?

Add 2 and 7

1

2

Calculate a discounted price

3

Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

14. Memorization

The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

A. How important is MEMORIZATION to the performance of your current job?

Not Important*

1

Somewhat Important

2

Important

3

Very Important

4

Extremely Important

5

* If you marked Not Important, skip LEVEL below and go on to the next activity. B. What level of MEMORIZATION is needed to perform your current job?

Remember the number on your bus to to be sure you get back on the right one

Recite the first names of the five people you just met

Recite a 300-word speech after studying it for 15 minutes

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Highest Level

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