The FIT battery is used for selection, placement, reassignment,
and vocational counseling. It offers 18 individually sold tests
that are designed to help measure distinct aptitudes or functions
important to a variety of industrial positions.
Percentile norms are based on more than 40 job
classifications.
Validation studies were conducted in various companies for a
variety of jobs and measures were found to be related to job
performance.
Note: The FIT battery differs from the FACT™ battery in that the
FIT tests are generally for upper-level positions and have shorter
time limits.
Dimensions of Measurement:
Arithmetic - Ability to add, subtract,
multiply, and divide
Assembly - Ability to visualize how separate
pieces will look as a whole
Components - Ability to identify a simple
figure that is part of a complete drawing
Coordination - Ability to control hand and arm
movements while working through a series of mazes
Electronics - Ability to understand electrical
and electronic principles as well as analyze diagrams of electrical
circuits
Expression - Knowledge of correct grammar and
sentence structure
Ingenuity - Ability to think of ingenious and
effective ways of solving problems
Inspection - Ability to spot imperfections or
flaws in a series of objects
Judgment and Comprehension - Ability to read
and comprehend given information
Mathematics and Reasoning - Ability to reason
through mathematical word problems
Mechanics - Ability to understand mechanical
principles and analyze mechanical movement
Memory - Ability to memorize different terms
and their meanings
Patterns - Ability to perceive and reproduce
pattern outlines accurately
Planning - Ability to plan, organize, and
schedule various types of activities
Precision - Capacity for precision work with
small objects.
Scales - Ability to read scales, graphs, and
charts
Tables - Ability to read tables quickly and
accurately
Vocabulary - Knowledge of words used in
business and government environments