Show Student Services Are Off Running To ToMake Make The Education Effort A Smoother One 7 I When the word TEST is used most people are not interested in hearing or reading any more However when you stop for a afew afew few minutes and think about how the course of your education and life has gone you will probably realize that tests have had hada a major influence For example how many of you failed the physical or mental test to get in the military To fail the physical is no disgrace but to fail the mental may cause you to stop bragging about your intellect Actually tests determine whether or not you graduate from elementary junior and senior high school If you want to go to college you must take an admission test or entrance test If you want to sell Real Estate or Insurance or Stocks you must pass a licensing examina examination on In the office of Student Services Services Services Ser Ser- vices we offer four Jour types of tests The first is the entrance test This i is not a pass or OJ fail test but merely an evaluation measurement to help us properly admit you to the college and arid p place ace you in to your ability This test is used exclusively for the high school out drop The second test we will talk abo about t. t is the aptitude test We offer the Differential Aptitude Aptitude- Test for bot both admission and for determining academic mic class placement We also use the General Aptitude Test Battery which is administered by Job Service 1234 So Main St. St The GATE gives us a more complete pic picture Jr of a students student's aptitude because it includes sections on manual and Photos by Gema W i Jf Judd Morgan of Student Ser Ser- vices motor dexterity as well as form perception and spatial aptitude These added factors help us to make recommendations lions in fields like Drafting and Design Welding Building Construction Construction Construction Con Con- etc Of the two we recommend nd the for aptitude aptitude aptitude tude clarification The third test we will consider is the Vocational Interest test We use two types of tests for vocational interest evaluation One is self-correcting self and one is corrected by a computer All interest tests help us clarify u what fields one w would d be happiest pursuing If honest opinions are expressed on the test then honest evaluations can be made with a high degree of acy These are fun tests and are often used by students to verify their present career choice The fourth test we will discuss is the General Education Development Development Development De De- De- De test GE GED D. D Th The GED is oft often n called th the high school equivalency test because it is is used by employers and colleges in place of the high school diploma for an academic standard All testing at SL is administered on Tuesday and arid Thursday evenings in room Hampton Rampton Technology Aptitude and admission tests are free The Vocational Interest and GED tests cost each If you have any questions or are interested d in taking any o of the mentioned tests please contact Bill Fowler in the Office of Student S Services Xv |