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Using Online Assessmentsin Career Guidance

NCGS 2018


▪ Interest

▪ Ability

▪ Personality

What sort of psychometric tests are there?


How are psychometric tests used?

▪ Staff recruitment & development

▪ Clinical applications

▪ Career guidance


▪ from Year 7 to assess career aspirations

▪ from Year 10/11 to assess aptitude plus interests & aspects of personality

▪ from Year 12 used to explore HE, training & apprenticeship opportunities

Morrisby Online


▪ an objective analysis of strengths and potential

▪ free from bias, prejudice, and the usual factors that might affect success or failure in exams (preparation / rehearsal / memory etc)

▪ uncovers underlying potential by...

➢ identifying strengths (individuals may not be aware of)

➢ & increasing self awareness

▪ the results are valid (our research has shown that 90% of students enter courses directly related to their Morrisby suggestions)

▪ helps to prevent individuals making poor study choices

▪ it also offers some useful experience in psychometric testing that may be encountered when applying for roles in future

Morrisby Online (cont.)


Verbal Reasoning (Parts 1 & 2)

▪ Measures the ability to use words. Does do not directly measure knowledge of English, but they are designed to identify potential for dealing with verbal information, whether written or spoken. Useful for occupations where the written or spoken word is needed.

Core Aptitudes


Numerical Reasoning (Parts 1 & 2)

▪ Measures the ability to use numbers. These assessments are not a measure of mathematical ability, but instead they are designed to highlight a comfort or intuitive insight when using numbers or data. Useful for commercial & quantitative occupations.

Core Aptitudes


Abstract Reasoning (Parts 1 & 2)

▪ Measures the ability to deal with complex problems. These assessments can also indicate a preference for dealing with real things and visual information such as charts, diagrams and pictures. Useful for mathematical and scientific research.

Core Aptitudes


▪ Access to the Morrisby website indefinitely

▪ Revisit the site whenever a key decision needs to be made

▪ Useful when considering:

➢ Work experience

➢ Post 16 subjects & courses

➢ Higher education courses & where to study (UK, Europe...)

➢ Apprenticeships

➢ Career pathways

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