District II Quebec City-Les Escoumins - Transports Canada

2 TERMINOLOGY
Test
Written, oral, or practical exercise performed by a candidate as part of an examination or
competition for the purpose of evaluating his or her abilities and knowledge.
Practical test
Used to evaluate a work product or process.
Practical knowledge test
Used to evaluate knowledge directly linked to the job function.
Cognitive skills
Relate to the knowledge and the intellectual ability needed to perform a job function
– i.e., the mental functions involved in perceiving, understanding, and knowing.
Psychomotor skills
Relate to the performance of an activity or a task – i.e., the dexterity required by various
procedures.
Interactive social behaviour
Relates to attitudes and work habits – i.e., the way in which an individual relates to his or
her environment.
Program
Integrated set of learning activities carried out with a view to meeting training objectives as
measured against established standards.
Skill
A skill is an integrated set of the knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and perceptions necessary
to perform a task or a work activity at the threshold of performance required.
Objective
Skill to be learned and mastered.
Standard
Level of performance, considered to be the threshold of success by which it is recognized
that an objective has been met.
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