Competence Assessments

Competence Assessments (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Source Selections lesson that introduces its participants to employment and related topics.

WorldOpp Pipeline

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Recruitment session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.

Content

The predecessor lectio is Source Screenings.

Key terms

Competence assessment. Testing in which a testee is a human being and his or her competence is the subject of testing. Exams and quizzes are regularly used to test knowledge and decision-making skills. The assessment commonly includes academic testing and screening job applicants to ensure that the most appropriate candidates are hired.

• Written test. A competence assessment in which questions are asked and responses are provided in writing.
• Oral test. A competence assessment in which responses are provided orally.
• Competence descriptive evaluation. A competence assessment in which a testee demonstrates his or her competence through his or her description of concepts, skills, abilities, and/or performance.
• Behaviorally anchored rating scale. Any scale that combines major elements from the critical incident and graphic rating scale approach. The appraiser rates the employees based on items along a continuum, but the points are examples of actual behavior on the given job rather than general descriptions or traits.

Script

Competence assessments is any testing in which a testee is a human being and his or her competence is the subject of this testing. Educational institutions use the assessments to evaluate student learning. Employers utilize the assessments to screen job applicants to ensure that the most appropriate employment candidates are hired.

A job interview is commonly used for competence assessments, but this is not the only tool. Various exams and quizzes can help to test knowledge and decision-making skills.

In a written test, questions are asked and responses are provided in writing. In an oral test, responses are provided orally.

In a competence descriptive evaluation, a testee demonstrates his or her competence through his or her description of concepts, skills, abilities, and/or performance.

A behaviorally anchored rating scale combines major elements from the critical incident and graphic rating scale approach. The appraiser rates the employees based on items along a continuum, but the points are examples of actual behavior on the given job rather than general descriptions or traits.

Performance tests represent another group of the assessments.

Performance Tests is the successor lectio.