Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

variety of areas related directly 0: indirectly to the curriculum,
The inventory can answer, for exampie, a question such as: "Does
this student know the field of human reiarfons weli enough to write
a book, or, are the prl*lcfples and terminology of tfie field so unfami-
liar that he'mus: cxer: extra effort to read or c!iscuss the coursp
material?" .
The Baseline Inventory can achieve several inventorv and assess-
n.ent 0hjectivc.G. The s tx!ent , conpnri::g his inc'isidual profile to the
competencv range envelope of the ciass, has a rational basis for
piannin;: his own program for proiessionai and personal develo?ment
cc .g., attend workshops for "->eak" areas). The studen:'s counselor
0: co:1ch, StudvinE the profiies of his counselees. has a more o\,jcctive
basis for understanding and coaching his counselees as unique inciividuais.
The faculty , studying the group profile and comparing it with baseline
measures of yevious student classes, h3S an objective tooi for.curri-
culun modifications which recogntie dliference in classes from year
.'o year. I.S\W , studying individual. profiles can acconpiish (with
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cornouter support) several desirc5le objectives: (1) :aflcr s:udcnt
committees toc;ard equivalent Skiii composltlori; (2) identify students
who are weak in .? number of areas and require careful coaching programs;
(3) identify, for recruitzcz: ES perzai.e;lt fzc*d:y or for use as associate
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