Differential Aptitude Tests for Selection (DAT for Selection) Technical Abilities Battery

Measure an individual's capacity to succeed in a number of careers

Administration:

Individual or Group - 60 to 90 minutes per battery, Paper & Pencil

Qualification code:

OC2

Scoring:

Hand Scored or Bureau Service

Description:

The DAT has a history stretching back to 1947 with its original authors being amongst the most prestigious names in the history of psychometric test development.

DAT for Selection - General Abilities Battery assesses an individuals relative strengths and weaknesses across aspects of ability considered key to occupational success.

The Technical Abilities Battery combines the following tests together:


Numerical Reasoning

• How well can you understand ideas expressed in numbers?
• How clearly can you think and reason with numbers?

Abstract Reasoning

• How well can you understand ideas that are not expressed in words or numbers?
• How well do you think out problems even when there are no words to guide you?

Mechanical Reasoning

• How easily do you grasp the common principles of physics as you see them in everyday life?
• How well do you understand the laws governing simple machinery, tools and bodies in motion?

Space Relations

• How well can you visualise, or form mental pictures of, solid objects from looking at flat paper plans?
• How well can you think in three dimensions?

DAT for Selection has been specifically designed for convenience and simplicity of use. Its format provides for easy administration and enables results to be interpreted quickly and with confidence.

An alternative DAT battery - DAT for Selection (General Abilities Battery) is available which reflects the different aptitudes required for more general roles.

Bureau Service
We are pleased to provide a bureau service for this product, please email talentresources@pearson.com for details.