WorkKeys Assessments Enables learners to demonstrate their competencies in fundamental skill areas through performance based assessments. The scores from these assessments are measured against predetermined job profiling results.

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Assessments include:

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LOCATING INFORMATION: Using Tables, Forms, Graphs and Diagrams
The Locating Information assessment measures the examinee’s skill in using information presented in workplace graphics such as diagrams, floor plans, tables, forms, graphs, charts, and instrument gauges. Examinees are asked to locate, insert, compare, and summarize information in one graphic or in a group of related graphics. At the highest level, examinees are asked to make decisions and draw conclusions based on information contained in one or more graphics.

The assessment contains graphics and questions at four levels of complexity, with Level 3 being the least complex and Level 6 the most complex. The levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the preceding levels. Examinees are given 45 minutes to answer 38 multiple-choice questions. A small number of questions are included for developmental purposes. Answers to these development questions do not count toward the examinee’s score.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS
The Applied Mathematics assessment measures the examinee’s skill in applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems. The test questions require the examinee to set up and solve the types of problems and do the types of calculations that actually occur in the workplace. This test is designed to be taken with a calculator. As on the job, the calculator serves as a tool for problem solving. The formula sheet that includes all formulas required for the assessment is provided.

This assessment contains questions at the five levels of complexity, with Level 3 being the least complex and Level 7 being the most complex, the levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the preceding levels. Examinees are given 45 minutes to solve 33 multiple-choice problems. A small number of problems are included for developmental purposes. Answers to these development questions do not count toward the examinee’s score.

READING FOR INFORMATION
The Reading for Information assessment measures an examinee’s skills in reading and understanding work-related instructions and policies. The reading passages and questions in the assessment are based on the actual demands of the workplace. Passages take the form of memos, bulletins, notices, letters, policy manuals, and governmental regulations. Such materials differ from the expository and narrative texts used in most reading instruction, which are usually written to facilitate reading. Workplace communication is not necessarily well written or targeted to the appropriate audience. Because the Reading for Information assessment uses workplace texts, the assessment is more reflective of actual workplace conditions.

The reading materials and related multiple-choice questions comprise five levels of complexity, with Level 3 being the least complex and Level 7 the most complex. Although Level 3 is the least complex, the questions require a level of reading skill well above simple decoding. The levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the preceding levels. Examinees are given up to 45 minutes to answer 33 multiple-choice questions. A small number of problems are included for developmental purposes. Answers to these developmental questions do not count toward the examinee’s score.

Cost is based upon onsite or offsite services and number of people being assessed.

For more information on any other testing, please contact the Job Profiler and Vocational Evaluator at ext. 115

Amy Pirnstill
(740) 389-4681 ext. 115