EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY
DIRECTIONS FOR SCORING THE TEST
In deciding upon a scoring method, objectivity and convenience
 are both basic considerations. The score should
be simple, precise, and capable of being obtained quickly.
Above all, it must not be subject to variation because of
the personal equation of the scorer.
A key of correct answers may be prepared in a way to
facilitate accuracy and speed in scoring. If a test form has
been printed so that all answers are in a single vertical
column, the key consists of a strip of cardboard for each
page, with the correct answers spaced so as to be instantly
compared with the test responses. If, however, the test is
such that the answers do not all appear in a single vertical
column, it is better to make a stencil. Some stencils are of
cardboard the size of the page, with windows cut wherever
answers are to be. The correct answer is above each opening.
 Such an opaque stencil has the disadvantage that it
may hide an answer written in the wrong place. A transparent
 stencil of celluloid or tracing cloth, with answers
indicated in India ink, is preferable.
There should be a convenient place on the test form to
record the score, or a card should be at hand on which each
person’s score may be recorded.
Below are some of the ways in which a test performance
may be scored.
Time required to complete the task.
Number of units attempted, regardless of accuracy, within
the given time limit.
Number of units completed correctly.
Number of errors, or number of units completed incorrectly.

Number of units completed correctly minus the number
completed incorrectly.
This last is the customary method of scoring tests where
only two possible answers can be given to each question,

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