Abstract
This chapter discusses both historical perspectives and more current advances within the areas of aptitude and achievement testing. Use of aptitude tests in college admissions, vocational screening, and military enlistment procedures are discussed, including how the political and educational climate has adopted these measures to serve purposes for which the tests may not have been originally developed, and how this impacts selection procedures. Achievement testing is then reviewed, including review of current versions of achievement tests and how these updated versions relate to prior versions, and current research. This section also discusses the interplay between achievement tests and the developmental components of skills such as reading and math, and some advances in this field. The chapter concludes with a discussion on how this information may be applied in a clinically practical and relevant manner.
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