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                              DIFFERENTIAL APTITUDE TESTS FOR GUIDANCE (DAT's)

The Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT's) are designed for use in educational and vocational guidance and are used by school Guidance Counsellors, Psychologists and all persons concerned with assessing the intellectual characteristics and educational or vocational aptitude of adolescents. 

      
In 4th Year you will sit the 
DAT's which involve 8 tests adapted for use in Irish schools. Total testing time is approximately 3½ hours and will be spread over the day. 

• The rationale behind the development of the DAT's is that since different kinds of abilities are useful in different jobs and in different school subjects, a battery giving measures of several abilities is likely to be more useful than a test giving a single general ability score. There are eight subtests: 

Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Ability, Abstract reasoning, Space Relations, Mechanical Reasoning, Clerical Speed and Accuracy, Spelling, and Language Usage.

• Scores can be used to produce a profile showing a student’s strengths and weaknesses. This information can be used in subject choice selection, course and career choice.


Click on the Word document below to view the DAT results and feedback form that all students will receive:


dat_student_feedback_form.docx
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