Harry Tolley, Ken Thomas

How to Pass Numeracy Tests

Test Your Knowledge of Number Problems, Data Interpretation Tests and Number Sequences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How to Pass Numeracy Tests will help you practice for timed tests, revise your maths and numeracy knowledge and improve your test technique. Providing over 350 practice questions it also gives vital advice on how the tests are marked and what you can do to optimise results. The wide variety of practice includes 20 timed tests on data interpretation, number sequences and number problems, covering percentages, averages, currency, decimals, whole numbers, multiplication and division as well as adding and substracting. With mental arithmetic starter exercises and a host of preparation techniques, How to Pass Numeracy Tests will help increase your confidence and beat the competition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 279g
• ISBN-13: 9780749467913
• ISBN-10: 0749467916
• Artikelnr.: 36336310

Autorenporträt

Dr. Harry Tolley was a Special Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham as well as a researcher, author and freelance consultant. He is the co-author of many best-selling titles, such as How to Pass Verbal Reasoning Tests, How to Pass the Police Selection System and How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre (all published by Kogan Page). Dr. Ken Thomas is the Managing Director of Nottingham Education and Training Services Ltd. He was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Nottingham. He is the co-author of How to Pass Verbal Reasoning Tests (also published by Kogan Page).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1 A brief guide to selection tests
Why do employers and others use selection tests?; What selection tests?;
What is the difference between fair and unfair selection decisions?; How is
fairness achieved in test construction and administration?; How are tests
marked?; What types of selection test might you be required to take?
2 How to prepare for taking selection tests
Can practice make a difference?; How to perform to the best of your ability
on tests; How to use the practice tests; What do your practice test scores
mean?; How to make the best use of feedback from practice tests; Other
things you can do to improve your numeracy skills; Basic numeracy
checklist; Multiplication matrix; Mental arithmetic starter exercises
3 Taking real tests
What to do when taking real tests; How to record your answers; Taking tests
online
4 Number problem tests
Reviewing your basic numeracy skills; Number problem practice tests
5 Data interpretation tests (1)
Data interpretation practice tests
6 Data interpretation tests (2)
Data interpretation tests
7 Number sequence tests
Worked examples of common number sequence problems; Number sequence
practice tests
8 Answers and explanations