Secondary school selection tests are used extensively by schools and educational authorities. This text contains hundreds of such practice questions and reflects the format, content and level of difficulty of the majority of the tests.

A guide on how to prepare for selection tests for those roles that have a strong practical element, such as those in the construction industry, building trades, and engineering.

The authors explain how selection tests work and give specimen papers so job applicants can prepare themselves well in advance. They also offer a range of advice and techniques for improving your test scores.

The recruitment process for jobs in the Civil Service is tough. Competition is fierce, especially for applicants entering via the Fast Stream process, and candidates must pass qualifying tests to stand a chance of being successful. How to Pass the Civil Service Qualifying Tests aims to help applicants reach the standard demanded by the real tests and ultimately achieve their goal of working for the Civil Service.This new edition has been updated to include guidance on standard entry, as well as additional information Fast Stream access. There is a brand new chapter covering questionnaires applicants are likely to encounter, plus work assignment examples, expert advice and challenging new practice questions relevant to the tests used to recruit both clerical and Fast Stream applicants.With just a few marks determining a pass or fail, this essential book will help anyone build up speed, accuracy and confidence when taking their Civil Service qualifying tests.

Provides detailed guidance on every aspect of the selection process including the required competencies, how to complete the application form, and the tests candidates face at an assessment centre. There are plenty of practice questions and exercises, such as numerical reasoning, verbal logical reasoning, report writing, role play exercises, and advice on the interview itself. Candidates can also find out what to expect from the medical and how to prepare for the physical fitness test.This book is the most comprehensive guide to the new police recruitment procedures available.

Compiled by a psychometric testing specialist and bestselling author, this book has three main aims: careers guidance, preparation, and personal performance improvement. The first edition sold over 50,000 copies worldwide.

This manual informs readers of what to expect when attending an assessment centre and offers advice on how candidates might prepare for the different forms of assessment.

Selection for secondary education at 11-plus still arouses widespread controversy; and the psychological techniques which are employed, such as intelligence and attainments tests, are often criticised. Originally published in 1957, under the auspices of the British Psychological Society, a group of psychologists, experienced in this field, tried to present a balanced survey of the situation at the time. They show that the real problems of secondary schooling cannot be solved by simple administrative changes; they arise from historical causes, from the class structure of English society and the educational and vocational ambitions of parents. Psychology has studied the development and differentiation of children’s abilities and interests with age, and thus throws light on the need for, and the consequences of, streaming children in different classes or schools, and the value of alternative systems such as the comprehensive school. Selection at 11-plus, it is admitted, does have harmful effects on teaching in the junior school and produces much emotional strain, though these effects are often exaggerated. It was, in fact, accurate for some ninety per cent of children; yet the implications of its inevitable inaccuracy for some pupils cannot be ignored. The functions, and the value, of intelligence and attainments tests and the essay are examined, and full consideration given to the use of teachers’ estimates of suitability and other techniques. The Report is addressed primarily to teachers, educational administrator, and psychologists – that is people with some background knowledge of the problems involved; but it should also be intelligible and helpful to the educated layman, since the more technical details are confined to Appendices.