Category Archives: Psychology

British Psychological Society revises certification

New register for British Psychological Society test user certification If you are certified to perform psychological tests under BPS (the British Psychological Society), then please note that a new register will be launched from from Monday 5. These changes bring … Continue reading

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Types of psychometric test

What types of psychometric test are there? Confusion when choosing the right psychometric test for your needs is unsurprising when there are hundreds on the market. Here we list four key characteristics which differentiate tests and also summarise the main three … Continue reading

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What is Kolb’s Learning Cycle?

An Introduction to Kolb’s Learning Cycle Also see Doug Shaw’s guest post on Learning by Doing  Kolb’s Learning Cycle was published in 1984 and is a useful model based on Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) from which trainers and other learning professionals can learn how … Continue reading

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What is psychometric testing?

Psychometric Testing – what is it and what is it used for? What is psychometric testing? A simple definition lies in the word ‘psychometrics’ itself: psycho means to do with the mind, while metrics means to do with measurement. So, … Continue reading

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Psychometric Testing: a best practice guide

Best practice guide to psychometric testing  

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Disadvantages of Psychometric Testing

Are there any disadvantages to using Psychometric Testing?

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Advantages of Psychometric Testing

What are the advantages of Psychometric Testing?  

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Memneon: a new brain training game

Develop your brain power with MEMNEON Thanks to Steve Turnbull, CEO of Alchemista, for this guest blog in which he introduces his new memory game Memneon – which has got even Stephen Fry tweeting. Have you tried it yet? What … Continue reading

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