Megan McGehee received an 86% on a citizen test about U.S. history and government. She believes she did well because she finds U.S. history interesting and likes learning about how past events influence the present. While she took several history and government classes, she recognizes that she does not fully understand how the government works. She notes that the average American scores 68% on the test, and suggests this is because some questions are tricky and schools have limited time to cover these topics, but also that many young adults do not pay attention to news and do not see the importance of understanding government.
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John Wrote:
· Explainthe main techniques used in employment planning and forecasting.
After this week's reading, what stood out to me was the methods of ratio analysis where they increase or decrease staffing in relation to that of the demand of the company. such as increased staffing to help alleviate the demand and make the amount of work manageable among everyone. Another was trend analysis, this is usually seen with retails when they hire seasonal staff during the holidays. the last one was forecasting where if the company uses market analysis to make their decisions.
· List and briefly describe the basic categories of selection tests, with examples.
Selection tests generally are designed to test the level of competency of potential employees. For a few jobs that I have applied to, I have encountered a typing test where I had to type so many words in a set time, math test, scenario examinations where i had to provide a list of possible solutions based on a workplace scenario, another was for more of a technical position where I was given a piece of machinery and a maintenance sheet to conduct the work. They would sometimes add a malfunction to see how we handled the situation as well. A lot of these test our level of knowledge, problem resolution, and methods of communication.
Miriam Wrote:
· Explain the main techniques used in employment planning and forecasting.
In employment planning, is identifying the gaps between current staff and projected staff needs (Dessler, 2016, pg. 128). One technique is utilizing a strong recruitment and selection process. Gathering data, identify positions needed (or not needed), and putting together a strategic plan on who’s filling those gaps. Then it should be implementation, this should include any training programs.
Forecasting is estimating what your workforce demand will be in the future. This can be looking at different reports, such as turnover rates and ratio analysis, and determine the outcome from that.
· List and briefly describe the basic categories of selection tests, with examples.
Selection test is different types of employee selection tests that staff authorities can issue. Depending on the job, the following are types of test:
· Intelligence Test – test general intellectual abilities such as memory, vocabulary, and numerical abilities. These abilities are measured and assessed using such test like the Stanford-Binet and the Wechsler test.
· Aptitude Test – test that measures cognitive or mental abilities such as reasoning, comprehension and memory.
· Personality Test – test that measures aspects of personality “such as introversion, stability, and motivation. These test in its self also focused on different dimensions of personality such as emotional stability, extraversion, and openness to experience.
· Interest Test – Or Interest inventories “compare one’s interests with those of people in various occupations.” This assumes that the employee that choose a job that they a ...
This presentation summarizes my research for my MA thesis. In sum, the presentation offers an alternative way of understanding and explaining youth political participation - one that is rooted in historical context and considers the socio-material conditions that characterize young adulthood today. Iterations of this presentation have been shared at the Annual Conference for the Society for the Psychology Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) held Portland Oregon in 2013 and at the Annual Conference of the Journal for Youth Studies held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2015.
1. Megan McGehee
Dr. Blanco
First Year Seminar
6/28/2014
Citizen Test Questions
What grade did you get?
I got eighty-six percent on the citizen test.
Why do you think you got that grade other than just the amount of questions you got right?
I have always been good at U.S. history. I find it interesting how certain things from the past are
why we have certain things today.
What does it mean to you that you got that grade?
To me it means even though I may be good at U.S. history, I do not know everything about U.S.
history. I have taken American History, American Government, and American Economics in
high school. Even though I was born here in America, I’m still not even close to understanding
everything about how the government works.
What does it say about Americans as you learned the nation's average grade on this test (68)?
I think some of the questions were harder, trick questions. Some of these subject areas we only
talk about in school for a just a little bit while trying to get everything else in. However, I feel as
a young adult in America you should pay attention more to the news for local, state, and federal
news. Most young adults today only watch MTV, and care about their favorite shows. They feel
that “why should I care about who runs the government?” This is the future of our country, the
future of America.
