406 APPENDIX
Each of these tests is to be given in turn according to the
directions accompanying it. While the applicant is performing
the first test, the examiner transfers from the
employment record card to his own record, the name,
education, etc., of the person being examined.
2. Pro-rating: The applicant’s fitness for inspection is determined
by pro-rating the results of the tests. The meaning
of pro-rating and the manner in which the pro-rating formula
is determined are described in the following section.
The formula in this case is: .3 X r2 -f- .3 X r6 + .4 X r8
= R, in which r stands for the rating in the test whose
number it accompanies, and R the final pro-rated score.
E. g., .3 X -75 + -3 X .80 + .4 X .60 = .71, the pro-rated
result.
3. Record: The results of the examination are recorded in two
ways:
(1) the numerical result of applying the pro-rating formula.
(2) whether or not the person is recommended, not recommended,
or recommended for a trial. The examiner’s
card naturally has all this information in detail.
4. Standards: For the kind of inspection described in Chapters
II and III, the passing standard was .65. Anybody
above .55 was recommended for a trial under close supervision.
5- Suggestions: It is of little use to give these tests to persons
who fail to understand English because they would have
great difficulty in the tests as well as in understanding the
instructions given to inspectors in the shop. Applicants
below the sixth grade in education cannot be accurately
judged by these tests. When more than one applicant is
being tested at the same time each one should be asked to
write his initials on the back of each sheet before beginning.
6. Shock absorber: Test 34 is used as a shock absorber. The
test is extremely simple and easily understood.
