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CHAPTER 6

You are In Action

The Group Testing Series

Lesson 1
Nature-Schedule-Characteristics of Group Testing

(1) Group Testing Is the Test of Individual—The term ‘group testing’ sometimes gives the elusive
appearance of ‘testing of any group’. In actual sense it is the test of ‘individual while he behaves in
a group situation’. Human being is constantly interacting with the society. He is never in isolation.
Our behaviour is governed by the group norms and expectations to a great extent. Qualities which
are responsible for making a person useful to a group are best exhibited in group situation only and
hence group testing is a ‘test in group’ and not the ‘test of group’.
(2) Group Testing Is Based On Observation of Individual—Group Testing Technique is based on
observation of individual’s behaviour. The major difference between the Group Testing Technique
and Psychological or the Interview Technique is this only. Psychological and Interview Techniques
are based on inferences. What part of your behaviour makes input for assessment of your OLQ’s is
standard uniform in the technique of group testing whereas in the Psychological and Interview
techniques it largely depends on the assessors attention and preference.
(3) Group Testing Examines Your Thought, Words And Actions In One Fold—Group Testing
Technique has a battery of tests. It has an impressive variety of tests that incorporate indoor to
outdoor tests, individual to group situations of performance, from knowledge to skill, mental
to physical and to take into account all dimensions of seen behaviour i.e., thoughts, words and
actions. In a way it is a whole-Hog Technique.
(4) Performance In Group Testing Battery Of Tests Increases With Practice—Exposure and
practice have positive influence on a candidate’s performance. Tests like group discussion,
Individual obstacles, lecturette and to a considerable extent the outdoor situations. Once
experienced, leave a salutary effect on the candidate. Basically, these tests include lot of
application and skill that are modified fast with practice and exposure.