Beveridges
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The Boredom Dots should ialot more than 10 minutes of concentration at a time! The Boredom Test is too short.
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The Boredom Dots can't be compared to driving a train. It's a little 10 minute test. Even in Maintenance Depot Driving, there is a lot more than 10 minutes of concentration at a time! The Boredom Test is too short.
TDK,
I would say that the logical conclusion to be drawn from the points you are highlighting is that the test itself is not fit for purpose, if it is possible to improve your score with practice.
A TRUE test of 'natural ability' should encompass some feature that is proven to withstand a candidate's practice, i.e. during the research stage, there should be little to no fluctuation in results when drawn up against practice.
This type of test would be extremely difficult to produce, and part of me agrees with a previous poster that in some ways, due to the aids available, this test has evolved from being a concentration test to a 'how much are you prepared to research about the job' test.
I don't believe in "natural ability" people are only good at things due to practice. For example, no one goes and plays Ten Pin Bowling and is immediately an expert. The same can be said about anything.
Someone might be good at the Boredom Dots because they do a lot of word searches in their spare time. Does that make them any more suitable for the role ? Not really. But will word searches improve performance on the Boredom Dots over a long period of time? Certainly, it's a very similar task.
so what is a good score for the paper and pencil version ?
The Group Bourdon tool was very helpful for me. Found out I passed my first assesment just reaction test and structured interview to go fingers crossed!
I am completely new here, hello all!!! go easy on me
just getting started in the process, looking at trainee drivers job,
for the group bourdon tool at assessments, are you tested on both GBT and SCAAT or just GBT?
or does it depend on the TOC?
thankyou for your help
mark
Do Northern tend to use paper or computer based?
The tests are a con. The OPC/CCL who run them want you to fail so that TOCs spend thousands of pounds more sending more applicants. Its a business and it has to make a profit.
On the version I did, there was not. If I recall correctly, the formatting is similar to the printed sheets produced by the PC programme, but the dots are smaller.On the GBT paper test is there lines separating the different number of dots?
Group-Bourdon Result Statistics
Saved on 10/15/2013 at 10:12:48 PM
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Overall Statistics:
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Perception & Attention:
Targets Omitted ------------ 10
Marked Incorrect ----------- None
Speed:
Total Cells ---------------- 1044
Mean Cell Time ------------- 0.373
Median Cell Time ----------- 0.290
Completed Rows ------------- 40
Mean Row Time -------------- 9.312
Median Row Time ------------ 9.300
Vigilance:
Row Fluctuation ------------ 6.29
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only just joined as ive applied to be a driver in leeds, this was my first attempt 5 sheets at 2 minutes, is this any good? do i need to improve a little or a lot,