Educational – Objectiva Consulting

Educational Assessments

Our Belief:

We are committed to providing learners with the necessary tools and resources to make informed subject choice and career decisions. Our registered psychometrists conduct professional, scientific assessments that are learner specific. In a drastically changing and dynamic workspace, it is crucial to focus on the learner’s ability, personality, interests, values and career readiness in order to equip them with the best opportunity to be successful and happy. Our focus is always on the learner.

We provide the learner with the opportunity to discuss their thoughts and plans for the future on a one-on-one basis with a professional. We pride ourselves on engaging with the learner, exploring options together and finding solutions that are specific and relevant to their career journey.

Assessment Batteries

Study Habits Assessment:

Research suggests that ability only accounts for half of variation in marks/grades. Hence, there are other non-intellectual factors that have an impact on performance. Our Study Habits assessment helps identify areas related to study habits and attitudes that are trainable and improvable. The areas measured include propensity to procrastinate, learner’s work methods, teacher attitudes, learner’s confidence and learner’s objectives and goals.

Approximately: 35-40 minutes

Questions: 100 likert-type questions

Administration: Paper and pencil only

Cost: R500.00 including report and feedback

Subject Choice Assessment:

Comprehensive and holistic measurement of aptitude, personality, interest, study habits and career maturity.
Aptitude: Assessment of vocabulary, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, calculations, comprehension, comparison, spatial visualisation, mechanical insight and memory
Personality: Assessment of personality preferences and tendencies according to Jung personality codes of extraversion-introversion, sensing-intuition, thinking-feeling and judging-perceiving
Interests: Assessment of key occupational fields, activities and competencies that might be of interest to the learner. A recognised code is produced according to the RIASEC model (Practical-realistic, Scientific-Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional).
Study Habits: Assessment of a learner’s current study habits, attitudes and overall study orientation including delayed avoidance, work methods, educational acceptance and teacher approval
Career maturity: Assessment of the learner’s readiness to make decisions toward their future and life after school. Measurement of self-information, career information, the integration of the two and career planning.

Time: Approximately 4-5 hours

Questions: Both timed and un-timed

Administration: Online and paper-and-pencil versions available

Cost: R1600.00 including integrated report and feedback

Career Guidance Assessment:

This battery includes a comprehensive and holistic measurement of cognitive ability, personality, interests and values.
Cognitive Ability: Assessment of mental alertness, analytical and logical reasoning, numerical ability, original and creative thinking, spatial relations, concept formation and alertness to detail.
Personality: Assessment of personality preferences and tendencies according to Jung personality codes of extraversion-introversion, sensing-intuition, thinking-feeling and judging-perceiving.
Interests: Assessment of key occupational fields, activities and competencies that might be of interest to the learner. A recognised code is produced according to the RIASEC model (Practical-realistic, Scientific-Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional).
Values: Assessment of internal (personal) and external (work, societal) values important for the learner. These are significant motivating factors that drive a person to enter into a career in order to be successful and happy.

Time: Approximately 5 hours (with breaks)

Questions: Both timed and un-timed

Administration: Online and paper-and pencil versions available

Cost: R1800.00 including integrated report and feedback.

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Aptitude Assessment

The Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT) measure various facets of intellectual functioning. It measures a person’s ability and potential which will enable them to achieve a certain level of functioning if given the appropriate training. Performance on each test is age-appropriate and measured against tests such as vocabulary, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, mathematical ability, spatial reasoning, mechanical insights and memory and comprehension. These abilities provide insight into career fields from an academic, technical and clerical perspective.

Personality Measure

ersonality: The Jung Personality Questionnaire (JPQ) measures a person’s styles and preferences according to Jung’s four dimensions: Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling and Judging-Perceiving. These dimensions give us information about what drives them, how they deal with information, how they make decisions and how they approach every day life. The JPQ taps into the softer aspects, allowing individuals to become more self-aware. This assessment compliments the abilities/aptitude assessment very nicely.

Interest Measure

The South African Vocational Interest Inventory (SAVII) is designed to measure occupational interests by correlating personal and career information. The environment in which the individual works should be congruent with his interests. The results produce a 3-letter code which serves as a guide for the individual in choosing a career path. The occupational fields include practical-realistic, scientific-investigative, social, enterprising, artistic and conventional.

Study Habits

The Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) aims to measure what areas in the individual’s learning can be improved. Propensity to procrastinate, work methods, teacher approval and education acceptance are all explored to identify methods that may be ineffective. Result will inform potential strategies to address these areas of development.

Values Measure

The Values Scale (VS) aims to measure what an individual places importance on, in the workplace or in his/her career. The values scale distinguishes what an individual wishes, wants and needs from a career from what is not important. There are 22 scales measured across six clusters. The clusters include outer-oriented needs, spiritual needs, self-realisation needs, economic independence needs, autonomous lifestyle needs and social-orientated needs.