EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY 
DIRECTIONS FOR SCORING THE TEST 
In deciding upon a scoring method, objectivity and con- 
venience 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 open- 
ing. Such an opaque stencil has the disadvantage that it 
may hide an answer written in the wrong place. A trans- 
parent 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 incorrect- 
ly. 
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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