Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

95 Pages·2009·1.02 MB·English

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1 Aptitude and Ability
WGCTAUK Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal UK 7 Beta III 20
WGCTA-S Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal – Short Form 9 Differential Aptitude Tests 21
Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal – Online 10 EAS Employee Aptitude Survey 23
Raven’s Progressive Matrices and Vocabulary Scales 12 SET Short Employment Test 25
CPM Coloured Progressive Matrices 13 GCT-R General Clerical Test-Revised 26
CVS Crichton Vocabulary Scales 14 ANRA Advanced Numerical Reasoning Appraisal 27
SPM Standard Progressive Matrices 15 Core Abilities Assessment 28
MHVS Mill Hill Vocabulary Scales 17 Occupational Suite 29
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Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal UK
WGCTAUK
Measures higher level verbal reasoning abilities.
Goodwin Watson and Edward M. Glaser, 2001
Description
This industry standard and highly demanding appraisal of critical thinking measures the abilities which are
key to effective decision making. The WGCTAUK should ensure you make the right decisions in the key areas
of recruitment and personal development at the higher levels within your organisation.
Time 40 minutes
User Level It measures high level verbal reasoning across five key areas:
or

Inference
• The ability to evaluate the validity of inferences drawn from a series of factual statements.
www Online administration coming soon! Recognition of assumptions
• The ability to identify unstated assumptions or presuppositions in a series of assertive statements.
Deduction
• The ability to determine whether certain conclusions necessarily follow from the information in given
statements or premises.
Interpretation
• The ability to weigh evidence and decide if generalisations or conclusions based on the given data are
warranted.
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Evaluation of arguments
• The ability to distinguish between arguments that are strong and relevant and those that are weak or
irrelevant regarding a particular issue.
Improvements
This best-selling measure of critical thinking has been updated and improved. An extensive re-norming
study has been conducted to provide UK norms with a sample size of over 1500 covering:
• Accountancy
• Security Services
• Insurance
• Police Services
• Civil Service
• Retail Management
• Management Consultants
MATERIALS – WGCTAUK PRICE ISBN
Starter Kit includes: A$999.90 978 0 74919 874 9
• Manual
• 5 Test Booklets
• Scoring Keys
• 25 Record Forms
• Bag
Manual A$513.80 978 0 74910 756 7
Test Booklet A$83.80 978 0 74910 761 1
Record Forms 25 Pack A$292.75 978 0 74910 757 4
Scoring Keys A$164.00 978 0 74910 758 1
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Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal – Short Form
WGCTA-S
Quickly assess critical thinking abilities essential for making
sound business decisions
Goodwin Watson and Edward M. Glaser, 1994
Description
Time 30 minutes timed,
The WGCTA-S was constructed using a subset of 16 scenarios and 40 items appearing in the US Watson-
45 minutes untimed
Glaser Form A. At half the length of the WGCTA the Short Form may be more practical in some selection
User Level
or situations.

The WGCTA-S offers norms for a variety of occupational groups including lower, middle and upper
www Online administration available management applicants, sales and marketing personnel and bank employees. Research comparing the
WGCTA-S to the Watson-Glaser Form A confirms that the two versions are statistically equivalent. A table of
equivalence between Forms A and S is included in the WGCTA-S Technical Manual.
MATERIALS – WGCTA-S PRICE ISBN
WGCTA-S Comprehensive Kit includes: A$890.35 978 0 15834 148 4
• Test Booklet (25 Pack)
• Answer Documents (25 Pack)
• Manual
• Hand Scoring Key
• Directions for Administration
Test Booklets 25 Pack A$572.00 978 0 15833 941 2
Answer Documents 25 Pack A$257.00 978 0 15818 645 0
Key for Hand Scoring A$283.15 978 0 15899 334 8
Short Form Manual A$143.00 978 0 15833 933 7
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Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal – Online
Identify High-Potential Performers and Assess Critical Thinking Skills for Sound
Decision Making
Description
The most widely used assessment of critical thinking in business today, the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking
Time 45 minutes, untimed
(Form A) Appraisal is ideal for hiring, promotion, development and succession planning for management and other
45 minutes, untimed
roles requiring an individual to work with business information to answer questions, determine strategy,
(Form B)
reduce risk, and maximise organisational performance.
30 minutes, untimed
(Short Form)
Watson-Glaser helps your organisation:
User Level
• Predict how well an applicant will make accurate inferences, recognise assumptions, properly deduce,
interpret information, and evaluate arguments – 5 skills crucial to enhancing organisational performance
• Make smarter hiring choices when you can identify the strongest candidates based on critical thinking
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ability
• Learn whether a candidate possesses the ability to apply the reasoning skills essential to making better
business decisions
• Reduce costs and increase efficiency in assessing future leaders
The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal—Form A
The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal—Form A is designed to measure an individual’s critical
thinking skills. These skills are vital in many management and professional positions in which it is important
to be able to analyse issues, define problems, formulate relevant hypothesis, obtain solutions, and make
sound decisions. The Watson-Glaser Form A is a parallel test to the Watson-Glaser Form B. These two parallel
forms allow you to test and retest with individuals or groups, indicating whether employees have improved
their critical thinking skills following training or instructional programs.
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The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal—Form B
The Watson-Glaser Form B is a parallel test to the Watson-Glaser Form A. These two parallel forms allow
you to test and retest with individuals or groups, indicating whether employees have improved their critical
thinking skills following training or instructional programs.
The Watson-Glaser Short Form
The Watson-Glaser Short Form is an ideal tool to help you quickly make better hiring or employee
development decisions. It is designed to measure an individual’s critical thinking skills. These skills are vital
in many management and professional positions in which it is important to be able to analyse issues, define
problems, formulate relevant hypothesis, obtain solutions, and make sound decisions. The short form is an
abbreviated version of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal – Form A.
WATSoN GLASER CRITICAL ThINKING APPRAISAL PRICE ISBN
www oNLINE ADMINISTRATIoN
The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal—Form A
A$34.10 978 0 15000 4 776
(per online administration and report)
The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal—Form B
A$34.10 978 0 15000 4 783
(per online administration and report)
The Watson-Glaser Short Form (per online administration and report) A$34.10 978 0 15000 4 769
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