ECT Test Educational Planning Mcqs

81- Teachers of ______ seem to be in rather general agreement that there is at present no one test that measures aptitude in artistic performance.

A. Art
B. Mathematics
C. Language
D. Science

Answer : A. Art

82- Many tests have been devised to measure manual dexterity and ______ aptitude.

A. Economical
B. Modern
C. Social
D. Mechanical

Answer : D. Mechanical

83- The first performance tests of mechanical aptitude were the Stenquist Assembly Tests of General Mechanical Ability which appeared in two forms. Each form consists of ten devices, including a simple lock, a mousetrap, an electric push button, and a bicycle belt.

A. 1916
B. 1917
C. 1918
D. 1919

Answer : C. 1918

84- The Thurstone Clerical Test includes exercises in underscoring misspelled words, cancelling letters, subtraction, arithmetic computation, checking errors in addition and code-learning substitution, and similar activities.

A. 1919
B. 1921
C. 1923
D. 1927

Answer : C. 1923

85- The increased interest among ______ and occupational leaders in the field of aptitude discovery is indicative of the recognized need of trying to place the right person in the right job.

A. Modern
B. Successful
C. Classical
D. Educational

Answer : D. Educational

86- A battery of tests known as the Pre-Engineering Inventory consists of a comprehensive list of objective tests intended to measure ability for the study of:

A. Engineering
B. Science
C. Technology
D. Difficult subjects

Answer : A. Engineering

87- Perhaps no single factor has influenced educational theory and practice to a greater extent than has the attempt of twentieth-century biologists and psychologists to discover the relationship between the higher mental processes and effective behaviour, especially in regard to:

A. Learning
B. Education
C. Psychology
D. Measurement

Answer : A. Learning

88- In the past, it was assumed that everyone who appeared unable to respond as others did, especially a ______, was said to be feeble-minded.

A. Young man
B. Child
C. Teacher
D. Intellectual

Answer : B. Child

89- Differences among ______ were recognized, but such differences were ascribed, more often than not, to laziness or unwillingness to learn.

A. Citizens
B. Students
C. Learners
D. Individuals

Answer : D. Individuals

90- At present, the results of biological and psychological studies dealing with the rate of mental development and the differences in ______ ability.

A. Behavioral
B. Psychological
C. Intellectual
D. Physical

Answer : C. Intellectual

91- We are not yet quite sure just what the term "Intelligence" connotes. However, certain tentative conclusions have been formulated that possess educational implications of value to school administrators, teachers, and:

A. Parents
B. Examiners
C. Students
D. Learners

Answer : A. Parents

92- Observable differences among individuals of all ages in ability to meet challenging situations are recognized by parents, teachers, employers, other adults, and even:

A. Biologists
B. Administrators
C. Children
D. Psychologists

Answer : C. Children

93- On the basis of ______ performance, a person is requested or permitted to assume certain responsibilities or he is denied participation in a particular activity.

A. Future
B. Behaviour
C. Meetings
D. Past

Answer : D. Past

94- The attempting of any valid conclusion concerning the consistent behaviour of an individual, however, may be a long and ______ process.

A. Success
B. Work
C. Performance
D. Difficult

Answer : D. Difficult

95- Competence in any area depends upon interest in the activity and needed skills and information; but more than these is needed the ______ ability to acquire a satisfactory degree of competence.

A. Potential
B. Intellectual
C. Physical
D. Total

Answer : B. Intellectual

96- During the second half of the ______ century, as a result of laboratory experiments and simple tests administered to children, it was discovered that individuals differ in the accuracy and speed of their responses when they are tested in simple functions.

A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th

Answer : C. 19th

97- Who conceived the idea that if the responses of many individuals were arranged in order of successful achievement, a large number would give evidence of relatively similar responses, while a small number would tend towards superior or inferior performance respectively?

A. Galton
B. Alfred Binet
C. Cattell
D. Wundt

Answer : A. Galton

98- During the late ______, tests were developed for the purpose of measuring single abilities (such as spread of movement, sensation (visual, auditory, etc.)) and reaction time.

A. 1800s
B. 1850s
C. 1900s
D. 1950s

Answer : A. 1800s

99- Cattell is credited for introducing the term mental:

A. Tests
B. Approach
C. Exercise
D. Ability

Answer : A. Tests

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