PPM - Power and Performance Measures
PURPOSE
The PPM is designed to provide a measure both of potential and achievement in a wide range of occupational settings. It is used for high volume recruitment and is a particularly effective graduate screening tool. The full suite has Career Guidance applications.
AUTHOR
Barrett, J
DESCRIPTION
The PPM test battery is a flexible portfolio of nine separate ability tests, which have been designed to be brief without compromising reliability and the brevity of the measures and the fact that they are available online makes them particularly attractive as screening tools during the initial shift in selection prior to a more detailed assessment:
Applied Power Test (12 minutes) requires a sustained application of intelligence to a series of logical problems and an ability to reason from basic principles. It does not depend on prior knowledge.
Processing Speed (3 minutes) requires accuracy in recognising a stimulus and responding to it. At one level it may be regarded as a clerical test, but it also reveals an ability to order data systematically.
Mechanical Understanding (8 minutes) is a test of an individual's understanding of the basic principles of dynamics, being presented in the form of mechanical devices and situations involving forces.
Numerical Computation (6 minutes) requires the application of the basic rules of numeracy. Problems are presented in the accepted mathematical sequence. Experience shows that people who really are numerate perform well on this test even though they may have "forgotten" about mental arithmetic.
Numerical Reasoning (10 minutes) requires an understanding of the relationships between sets of numbers. It is a good predictor of academic performance as well as an indicator of an individual's ability to solve problems involving numbers.
Spatial Ability (6 minutes) is a test of the ability to visualise objects in three dimensions. Problems are presented two-dimensionally and subjects must rotate and turn over shapes "in the mind's eye".
Perceptual Reasoning (6 minutes) is a reasoning test based upon non-verbal principles and is predictive for areas involving science and technology.
Verbal Comprehension (6 minutes) is a good academic predictor as well as a measure of attainment. It is a definite measure of comprehension because of the need to understand increasingly complex vocabulary.
Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) measures the ability to deduce or extrapolate conclusions by logical reasoning even in the absence of specific information. It is a good predictor of occupational level and is a useful indicator of the ability to understand and communicate.
NORMS
UK General Population
UK Working Population UK Senior Manager/ Professional Graduate
Managers
Non-Graduate Managers
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TEST MATERIALS |
£
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Specimen Set: 1 Technical Manual, 1 Question booklet & Response sheet for each test |
155.00
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Technical Manual |
56.00
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S1 Spatial Ability Item booklet |
8.00
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V2 Verbal Reasoning Item booklet |
8.00
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N2 Numerical Reasoning Item booklet |
8.00
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M1 Mechanical Understanding Item booklet |
8.00
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P1 Perceptual Reasoning Item booklet |
8.00
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V2 Verbal Reasoning Item booklet |
8.00
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C1 Processing Speed Item booklet |
8.00
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A1 Applied Power Item booklet |
8.00
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V1 Verbal Comprehension Item booklet |
8.00
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S1 Spatial Ability Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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V2 Verbal Reasoning Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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N2 Numerical Reasoning Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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M1 Mechanical Understanding Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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P1 Perceptual Reasoning Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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V2 Verbal Reasoning Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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C1 Processing Speed Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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A1 Applied Power Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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V1 Verbal Comprehension Response sheets x25 |
76.00
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Online administration 1 - 10 Tests |
7.20
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Online administration 11 - 99 Tests |
6.50
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Online administration 100+ Tests |
5.80
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