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Though the tests are twice as long as any finals ever are, they will definitely not be so painful, since no one can fail. "There are no loaded questions in them," said Henry S. Dyer '27, director of the Department of Tests, under whose specifications the examinations were prepared...
...short sections, the tests will consist of mostly multiple choice questions. Unlike the Kuder test, given to Freshmen last term, the new examination will test ability and not interest. Eventually, the tests will become permanent, in order to aid Freshmen in making the proper choice of fields of concentration, Dyer said...
...explanatory letter which will be distributed with the individual results, Dyer emphasizes that this "is simply a device for helping you make a detailed analysis of your own likes and dislikes for various types of work activities...
Although never administered to such a large group here previously, the Kuder record has aided Dyer's office with individual cases for some time. In most instances, Dyer relates, the results have proved useful, but occasional "problem boys" who register no likes or dislikes at all are hard to advise...
...experimental part of this work will not be completed immediately. Relationships between last month's findings and aptitude tests as well as a long range comparison with actual professions entered by men who took the test will be the subjects of study by Dyer's office...