Educational Aide
Find and hire educational aides with the right qualities with this pre-employment test.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
RA’s Educational Aide Test can help you find the best assistants for your hard-working teaching staff. Personality traits target best‑fit behaviors like enjoying work with children, managing frustration well, demonstrating patience and cheerfulness, and complying with rules and regulations. The addition of a general mental ability test helps assess problem-solving abilities.
About This Test:
Educational Aide
$35
- An untimed personality assessment
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
What the Report Gives You:
A graphical display of personality trait scores, feedback regarding strengths and developmental concerns, explanation of aptitude results and suggested interview questions.
Testing Process:
- Immediate score report upon completion.
- Proctoring desirable but not required.
- The use of mobile phones is discouraged.
Options:
Contact us to learn how we can customize test content to meet your specifications.
Target Group:
Classroom Aide, Instructional Aide, Instructional Assistant, Paraprofessional, Teacher Aide, and Teacher Assistant, among other student-centered roles.
Sample Personality Item:
| For the statement on the left |
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I put forth a great deal of effort at work because my real passion is my career. |
I come to work and do what is asked of me, but my real enjoyment in life is when I go home. |
Sample Questions for General Cognitive Aptitude Test:
Sample verbal reasoning item: House is to dwelling as car is to ____________. | (A) transportation | ||
Sample numerical reasoning item: Which number comes next in this series? 3 6 9 19 22 25 | (A) 32 | ||
Sample abstract reasoning item:
Which figure would come next in the series?
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(Sample questions differ from actual test appearance and do not contain real test content.)
The Educational Aide Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
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| Slow learner, overwhelmed with complexity | General Cognitive Aptitude | Quick learner, handles challenging tasks well |
| Argumentative, contentious | Agreeableness | Easy to get along with, amiable |
| Hesitent, threat sensitive, asks for direction | Assertiveness | Willing to make judgements / decisions with confidence |
| Not likely to use physical means to express frustration | Avoidance of Violence | Prone to use physical means to express frustration |
| Annoyed by children’s behavior | Child Mgmt Attitudes | Enjoys being around children |
| Not reliable, undependable | Conscientiousness | Careful to do things properly, goes by the rules |
| Not service minded | Customer Service Orientation | Enjoys serving people |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Resilience | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Lacks intuition about others’ feelings | Empathy | Sensitive to others’ feelings, empathetic |
| Prefers to deal with a small number of people | Extroversion | Enjoys interacting with a lot of people |
| Bends rules to suit own purposes | Integrity | Strong moral code |
| Negative attitudes, gives up easily | Optimism | Cheerful, upbeat, persistent |
| Careless, disorganized | Orderliness | Organized, planful |
| Doesn’t want to coordinate with others | Teamwork | Able to coordinate and work cooperatively |
| Doesn’t plan to stay for many years | Tenure Potential | Plans to estay for man years |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive | Willing to go the extra mile |
