THE DOVER / VIENNA
The Dover / Vienna
This form of Psychometric skill testing was introduced to SA in approximately 1982 to the mining community and since then South African norms have been developed.
The testing system is Culture Fair - if administered properly, every step of each test gets
explained by the administrator and the candidate need never have operated a computer before in order to do the test/s. Thus prior computer experience is not required as the
administrator ideally controls the process. Even illiterate candidates can do the tests as the administrator ideally explains the basic concepts of the test, then assist candidates with the standard practice examples before allowing them to continue.
Tests are not culture free (there is debate over whether culture-free tests can even realistically exist).As an example, even the concept of colour is culturally variant.
An objective evaluation/assessment of required skills and reaction abilities is based on the objective scoring of item response – there is no room for tester bias as purely objective reliable manual-based scoring is conducted.
The Dover
It helps to identify candidates weak areas and to correlate people to specifics of the required job. This reduces accident potential, the cost of production losses, losses on equipment etc.
Summery of the conducted Psychomotor tests
The Dover
It is only a part of the selection/assessment process and should NOT be used on its own for hiring/retrenchments etc –it needs to be used in conjunction with other procedures such as interviews, tests etc.
Candidates have to respond to visual and auditory stimuli, using eye-hand-foot co-ordination to
accomplish this, in 3 types of conditions:
a) Normal conditions (eg: how the candidate responds to driving in normal traffic,
such as having to respond to signals such as robot changes)
b) Crisis conditions (eg: how the candidate responds to crisis, such as a sudden nearby
accident or other stress-related incident)
c) Crisis-recovery conditions (eg: how the candidate responds after the crisis is over
and he/she has to return to normal levels of reactive functioning)
Time Movement Anticipation (ZBA) - this looks at the candidates ability to estimate
both the speed and direction of moving objects, such as other vehicles on the road (eg:
when having to tum in front of an oncoming vehicle, candidates need to be able to
estimate how quickly, and in what direction, the vehicles is coming)
Time Movement Anticipation (ZBA) – this looks at the candidates ability to estimate both speed and direction of moving objects, such as other vehicles on the road (eg: when having to turn in front of an incoming vehicle, candidates need to be able to estimate how quickly, and in what direction, the vehicles is coming)
2Hand Co-ordination (2HAND) - this looks at basic manual co-ordination using
both hands together, focusing on speed and accuracy. Basic practical trainability
conditions (such as a long distance road trip or doing repetitive work daily).
Signal Detection (SIGNAL) – This looks at the candidates ability to maintain concentration and respond to environmental stimuli in routine or monotonous conditions (such as long distance road trip or doing repetitive work daily)
Cognitrone (COG) - this looks at the candidates basic environmental shape recognition ability combined with basic decision – making ability (eg: the ability to recognise road signs, such as stop streets, and make appropriate decisions in time, such as to stop on time).
The Dover is used as a competency measurement tool eg: to enhance operater safety,performance and productivity in mining and transport industries.
It helps to identify candidates`s weak areas and to correlate people to the specifics of the required job.This reduces accident potential, the cost of production losses, losses on equipment etc.
The Dover test explores a multitude of necessary skills,so it is comprehensive eg: eye-hand-foot co-ordination; auditory discrimination; visual perception, distance estimation of moving objects and concentration levels under monotonous circumstances.
It is only a part of the selection / assessment process and should Not be used on its own for hiring / retrenchment etc - it needs to be used in conjunction with other procedures such as interviews, practical tests yearly.
These Dover tests are a must yearly to keep our roads safe from bus accidents and truck accidents as drivers loose concentration after ours on the roads in our country.
For more information on the Dover Computerised Skills Assessments contact me at capedover@telkomsa.net or contact me on cellphone 0832345915 for appointment.
DoverTests only for Western Cape area. We do come to Company to do tests or at our office.
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