Measures of Aptitude with GATB. As described by F. N. Freeman, “An aptitude is a combination of characteristics indicative of our individual’s capacity to acquires (with training) some specific knowledge, skill or set of organised responses. Such as a ability to speak a language. The GATB is a work-related cognitive test developed by the U.S. Employment Service (USES) division of the department of labour. It has been extensively used to study the relationship between cognitive abilities, primarily general intelligence, and job performance.
Structure of (GATB) the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) is consist of 12 separately timed subtests, which a recombined to form nine aptitude scores. Eight of the subtests are paper and pencil tests which purport to measure nine (9) abilities aptitude
| Symbol |
Name |
Test(s) |
| G |
General Intelligence |
Vocabulary, Arithmetic Reasoning, Three Dimensional space. |
| V |
Verbal Aptitude |
vocabulary |
| N |
Numerical Aptitude |
Computation,Arithmetic Reasoning |
| S |
Spatial Aptitude |
Three Dimensional Space. |
| P |
Form Perception |
Tool Matching, Form Matching |
| Q |
Clerical Perception |
Name Comparison |
| K |
Motor Coordination |
Mark Making |
| F |
Finger Dexterity |
Assemble, Disasemble |
| M |
Manual Dexterity |
Place Turn |
