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1 what MATHEMATICS DO PEOPLE REALLY USE IN THE WORKPLACE?Merrilea J. Mayo, Lead StrategistNew Options, New 3, 2012A Kellogg Foundation funded projectNewOptionsNEW MEXICO2 There Are Tests for Workplace MATHEMATICS , Some Quite has profiled over 16,000 jobs and designed this test to match the math needed in over 90% of those Skills Tests in General Are Much Better at Predicting Who Will Be Successful on the Job Than a Degree DoesAbility Composite = measurement of 3 cognitive skills, strongest predictor of on-the-job performanceWorkKeys Math test = 1 cognitive skill, little less strong predictor NewOptionsNEW MEXICOMEASURING WORK READINESS4 Another Way of Looking at the NumbersVARIATION IN INDIVIDUALS ON-THE-JOB PERFORMANCE IS SUCCESSFULLY EXPLAINED BY:These numbers are the prior validity numbers, MEXICOMEASURING WORK READINESSU nknown 99%Level of Education 1%Unknown75%Combined (3) Cognitive Ability Tests, 25%Math Skill Test Alone, 16%5 Skills (Ability Composite) Tests Predict Performance on Complex Jobs Better than Simple JobsJOB COMPLEXITY(as determined from DOL s data dimension in its Dictionary of Occupational Titles)HOW WELL SKILLS TESTING PREDICTS PERFORMANCE (RAW VALIDITY)1 = perfect prediction of performance0 = zero ability to predict performanceHigh.
1 WHAT MATHEMATICS DO PEOPLE REALLY USE IN THE WORKPLACE? MerrileaJ. Mayo, Lead Strategist New Options, New Mexico merrilea_mayo@comcast.net June …
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