aptitude

(noun)

The natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

Related Terms

  • psychometrics
  • correlation
  • validity
  • normative
  • normative samples

(noun)

Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

Related Terms

  • psychometrics
  • correlation
  • validity
  • normative
  • normative samples

Examples of aptitude in the following topics:

  • References

    • .), Aptitude, learning, and instruction: Cognitive and affective process analyses (Vol. 3, pp. 223-253).
  • Pinacol Rearrangement

    • What is the inherent shifting tendency (migratory aptitude) of different substituent groups?
    • The clear preference for a methylene group shift versus a methyl group shift may reflect inherent migratory aptitudes, or possibly group configurations in the 3º-carbocation intermediate.
    • Phenyl groups generally have a high migratory aptitude, so the failure to obtain 2,2-diphenylcyclobutanone as a product might seem surprising.
  • Tiffeneau-Demjanov Rearrangement

    • In these two examples, diastereomeric reactants lead preferentially to diastereomeric intermediates, even though the anisyl group has a much greater migratory aptitude than phenyl.
  • Standardized Tests

    • Aptitude tests, which, like achievement tests, measure what students have learned; however rather than focusing on specific subject matter learned in school, the test items focus on verbal, quantitative, problem solving abilities that are learned in school or in the general culture.
    • For example, the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and ACT (American College Test) are norm-referenced tests used to help admissions officers decide whether to admit students to their college or university.
  • The Demographics of Modern Entrepreneurs

    • Due to technological aptitude, unemployment, and lack of dependents, a sizable percentage of U.S. entrepreneurs are young.
  • Rearrangements of Cationic Oxygen

    • The migratory aptitude of various substituent groups (e.g. 1R & 2R) is generally: 3º-alkyl > 2º-alkyl ~ benzyl ~ phenyl > 1º-alkyl > methyl.
  • Employee Recruitment

    • The assessment is conducted to understand the relevant skills, knowledge, aptitude, qualifications, and educational or job-related experience of potential employees.
  • Ray Rist's Research

    • Through observations of classrooms, Rist demonstrated that a student's socioeconomic status affected how teachers perceived that student's aptitude at very early ages.
  • Repetition and Parallelism

    • They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude. " - Reverend Jesse Jackson
  • Portfolios for Job Searches

    • Second, it offers prospective employers tangible evidence of the students' skills and aptitudes as communicators.
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