This document compares individual and group tests. Individual tests like the Stanford-Binet and WISC can be administered to one person at a time and measure abilities like verbal reasoning. Group tests like the Otis-Lennon and Test of Cognitive Skills are administered to multiple people at once and provide verbal, non-verbal and total scores. Individual tests are more expensive while group tests are more practical and cheaper to administer. Both types of tests measure abilities, but individual tests allow for closer examination of examinee behaviors.

1. Individual VS Group
Test
Submitted to: Associate prof Dr.shaqat Ali
Submitted by: Amina Tariq(15) and Zunaira
Basharat(16)
M.phil Education semester-2

2. Introduction
Definition of Test:
“Test is a method of measuring a person’s ability,
knowledge or performance in a given domain.”
(Brown 2004)

3. Individual Test
• Individual Administrated Academic Aptitude Test are
divided into two major individual intelligence Test
Stanford-Binet Intelligence
Scale fourth edition
Wechsler intelligence Scale
for children-III (WISC-III)

4. Individual Test
This Published by Houghton Miffin. The Fourth addition is appeared in
1985.
This test has 15 subset divided into 4 areas
1-Verbal reasoning ,
2-Quantitative reasoning,
3- Abstract/verbal reasoning,
4-Short term memory.
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

5. Individual Test
• How Stanford Binet IQ test is calculated?
• The Stanford-Binet intelligence test used a single number,
known as the intelligence quotient (or IQ), to represent
an individual's score on the test. This score was
calculated by dividing the test taker's mental age by his
or her chronological age and then multiplying this
number by 100.
• For example, a child with a mental age of 12 and a
chronological age of 10 would have an IQ of 120 (12/10 x
100)

6. Individual Test
Wechsler intelligence Scale for children-III (WISC-III)
This test is published by Psychological Corporation. It is
appropriate for students between 6 and 16 years of age
Wechsler test include
1. Verbal IQ scores
2. Performance Non-verbal IQ Scores
3. Full –Scale IQ Scores

7. Individual Test
•
Information
Similarities
Arithmetic
Vocabulary
Comprehensi
on
Digital span
Picture
completion
Coding
Picture
arrangement
Block Design
Objective
assembly
Symbol
research
Verbal Performance
• This verbal score is the average of
the first 5 verbal subset scores.
• The performance IQ is the
average of the first 6 performance
subset.
• The full-IQ score result from all 11
subset scores.

8. Group Test
• Group Administrate Academic Aptitude Tests are
divided into 3 types.
Cognitive
Ability
Test
Otis
Lennon
School
Ability test
Test of
cognitive
skills

9. • Cognitive Ability Test
• This test include non-reading test and multilevel test that provide verbal
quantitative and non verbal score
• This test normed with Test of Basic test skill & Test of Achievement Proficiency.
• Non-reading Test have 4 subset i-e Oral vocabulary ,Relational concept,
Quantitative, Multimental
• The verbal test include Vocabulary , sentence completion, verbal classification and
verbal analogies.
• The Quantitative test measure Quantitative comparison, Number series & equation
Building.
• The Non-verbal include Figure Analogies, Figure classification & Figure synthesis.

10. Group Test
• Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
• This test based on Levels of material available.This test is also
called Otis Quick scoring Mental Ability Test or Otis-Lennon
Mental Ability Test. This test require 60 to 70 minutes to administer.
• This test measure comprehension verbal reasoning, pictorial
reasoning, Figure reasoning, Quantitative reasoning & yield score
for verbal ,non-verbal & total performance.
• This test normed with Metro-Politan Achievement Test and Stanford
Achievement Test to enhance identification of aptitude achievement.

11. Group Test
• Test Of Cognitive Skills Second Edition:
• This test is appropriate for grades 2-12
• Six level of this test covered the grade range.
• This test has four subset at each level Sequences, Analogies,
Memory and Verbal Reasoning

12. Difference between Individual & Group
test
A individual test can be administered to
only one person at a time.
The individual test mainly done to
observe characteristic to of individual.
Expensive to administrate .
These test involves one to one
consultation with individual and verbal and
non verbal subsets.
Example: intelligence test by school
psychologist
Group test can be administered to a
group of persons at a time.
Group test mainly done to meet the
practical needs.
Cheaper to administrate.
These tests include multiple choice
items.
Example: traditional college exams
Individual test Group test

13. What is Measured in Group & Individual test?
Your ability to influence others.
Your level of involvement in performing a group task.
Your communication style - are you kind, aggressive,
dominant, controlling, accommodating, listening when
interacting with others?
The quality of your contribution to the team.

14. How are you measured in a group or individual
exercise?
Your individual and others style of interaction during the entire group activity
are observed and assessed by qualified observers who are typically
psychologists or people with special qualifications.
The group activity is used as an opportunity to measure your ability to work
and interact with others such as your communication skills, listening skills,
influencing skills, negotiating skills, social confidence, ability to encourage
others, decision making skills.

15. Advantages & Disadvantages of Individual test
Advantages:
•Examiner can pay more attention to the examinee.
•Examiner can easily encourage the examinee and observe his behavior during the
test more closely.
•Scores on individual tests are not as dependent on reading ability as scores in
group tests.
Disadvantages:
•It is very time consuming
•This type of tests requires a highly-trained examiner.
•It costs more than the group test.

16. Advantages and disadvantages of Group test
Advantages:
• can be administered to very large numbers simultaneously
• simplified examiner role
• scoring typically more objective
• large, representative samples often used leading to better established norms
Disadvantages:
• Scores on the group test are generally dependent on the reading ability.
• Information obtained by the group test generally less accurate than the individual tests
• examiner has less opportunity to obtain cooperation, and maintain interest
• examinee’s responses more restricted

17. Reference
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