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New Entry Level Police Test

In case you haven’t heard we now have a replacement test for the retired PO-EL 203-NC test. This new test, the PO-EL 204-NC, is an exact replica of the old test and can be utilized in the same exact way.

The new test assesses critical abilities of an entry-level police officer candidate. Criterion-related validation studies show that this test effectively predicts performance in both the police academy and on the job. No prior police training or experience is assumed.

The test is still 100 items, with a 1 hour 45 minutes time limit (plus 25 minutes for the Test Information Packet). It also features the same content areas:

PO-EL 204-NC (TIP) Test
Content Area	Number of Items
Observation & Memory (Wanted Posters)	25
Ability to Learn Police Material	25
Police Interest Questionnaire (Non-Cognitive)	30
Situational Judgment, Problem Solving & Reading Comprehension	20
Total	100

Remember you must be a TSA Signer in order to request a FREE inspection copy or order a test.

By Andrey Pankov|2015-10-21T13:13:14-04:00October 21st, 2015|New Product|Comments Off

Police Detective Test Updated to New Version

As a result of updates to the books that support our police detective tests and our commitment to making sure our tests are the absolute best they can be, we’ve released an update the PDET 101 Police Detective test. Because of these changes, the name of the test has been updated as follows:

PREVIOUS TEST	ALSO KNOWN AS	NEW TEST
PDET 101	PDET 2.1	PDET 201

Five questions were replaced from the PDET 101 to create the new PDET 201. These changes are a result of new editions to books that appear on the test’s reading list. The old questions were no longer supported by the new books, so we replaced them.

It is important to note that all replacement questions were written to assess the same content areas as the original questions and are supported by the books on the current reading list, dated March 2012. (more…)

By Assessment Services Staff|2012-03-29T13:47:46-04:00March 29th, 2012|Announcements|Comments Off

Announcing Updates to the PSUP Series Police Supervisor Tests

As a result of ongoing feedback and our commitment to making sure our tests are the absolute best they can be, we’ve made some minor updates to PSUP series tests. Because of these changes, the names of the tests have been updated as follows:

Previous Test	Also Known As	New Test
PSUP 201	PSUP 1.2	PSUP 301
PSUP 202	PSUP 2.2	PSUP 302
PSUP 203	PSUP 3.2	PSUP 303

All links to the 200 series tests will be updated to the 300 series once available.

Changes to each test are as follows:

PSUP 301 updates four questions from PSUP 201.
PSUP 302 updates three questions from PSUP 202.
PSUP 303 updates two questions from PSUP 203.

It is important to note that all replacement questions were written to assess the same content areas as the original questions and are supported by the books on the current reading list. (more…)

By Assessment Services Staff|2012-03-05T18:22:59-04:00February 29th, 2012|Announcements|Comments Off