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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Cognitive abilities are the brain-based skills [needed] to carry out any task from the simplest to the most complex. They have more to do with the mechanisms of how [to] remember, problem solve, and pay attention rather than with any actual knowledge.  4, record 1, English, - cognitive%20ability

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Examples of cognitive abilities include verbal, spatial, psychomotor and processing-speed ability.  5, record 1, English, - cognitive%20ability

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Verbal Communication. The ability to communicate through speech or writing and to receive communications through reading or listening are crucial functions in the modern world.  2, record 2, English, - verbal%20communication

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The term "verbal communication" is more general than "oral communication." Oral communication is restricted to the spoken word, whereas verbal communication could be by written or spoken word."  3, record 2, English, - verbal%20communication

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La communication verbale utilise un langage écrit (écriture, signes graphiques, etc.) ou oral [...]  2, record 2, French, - communication%20verbale

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Uso de las palabras para la interacción entre los seres humanos, el lenguaje propiamente dicho, expresado de manera hablada o escrita.  1, record 2, Spanish, - comunicaci%C3%B3n%20verbal

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

La comunicación verbal puede realizarse de dos formas: oral (a través de signos orales y palabras habladas); o escrita (por medio de la representación gráfica de signos).  1, record 2, Spanish, - comunicaci%C3%B3n%20verbal

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

This course explains how to convey a clear message using active communication and how to check whether recipients have understood that message through their verbal and non-verbal cues. Participants will improve their interpersonal communication skills by expanding their ability to speak clearly and concisely while also developing their listening skills.  1, record 3, English, - Interpersonal%20Communication%20Skills

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

P607: a Canada School of Public Service course code.  2, record 3, English, - Interpersonal%20Communication%20Skills

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Ce cours explique comment émettre un message de façon claire et en utilisant la communication active et comment vérifier la compréhension du message par les indications verbales et non-verbales des interlocuteurs. Les participants amélioreront leurs compétences à communiquer en s'exerçant à l'expression précise et concise tout en développant leurs habiletés réceptives.  1, record 3, French, - Techniques%20de%20communication%20interpersonnelle

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

P607 : code de cours de l'École de la fonction publique du Canada.  2, record 3, French, - Techniques%20de%20communication%20interpersonnelle

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A concept, without a verbal symbol, possibly developed before the ability to speak.  1, record 4, English, - preverbal%20construct

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Test designed to measure the intellectual abilities and scholastic aptitude of a subject.  5, record 5, English, - intelligence%20test

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... the general abilities or intelligence test is the most common instrument found in modern employment testing batteries. [It] usually consists of measurement of such capacities as verbal ability, abstract reasoning, quantitative(arithmetical) reasoning,...  3, record 5, English, - intelligence%20test

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Les tests d'intelligence en général servent à mesurer la capacité d'apprendre, de comprendre et d'assimiler ainsi que l'habileté à résoudre un problème. [...] Dans les tests d'intelligence, plusieurs facteurs sont mesurés. On retrouve, entre autres, les items suivants: la culture générale, le raisonnement mathématique, le raisonnement par analogie, la perception et le vocabulaire.  6, record 5, French, - test%20d%27intelligence

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

On trouve dans certains ouvrages les termes «test d'efficience» et «test mental» pour désigner un test d'intelligence. Sans être fautifs, ces termes restent trop généraux pour servir d'équivalents français d'«intelligence test».  7, record 5, French, - test%20d%27intelligence

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Any test which is constructed so as to require verbal ability to perform the tasks.  2, record 7, English, - verbal%20test

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Contrary to French usage "verbal test" represents two distinct concepts in English. A "verbal test" either measures verbal ability or requires it for some other purpose.  3, record 7, English, - verbal%20test

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Les tests verbaux comprennent des épreuves de vocabulaire, de compréhension verbale et de logique verbale.  2, record 7, French, - test%20verbal

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 8,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF

This IQ test measures several factors of intelligence, namely logical reasoning, math skills and general knowledge. It also measures your ability to classify things according to various attributes, and to see analogies and relations among concepts or things. It doesn’t take into consideration verbal, social, or emotional intelligence.  1, record 8, English, - factor%20of%20intelligence

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF

(Condition) influençant la différence entre les capacités cognitives.  1, record 8, French, - facteur%20de%20l%27intellect

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Sparman, par ex., analysant les performances des mêmes sujets à plusieurs tests d'intelligence, trouve, après le traitement statistique des intercorrélations, un facteur général d'intelligence (facteur g.) à côté duquel ont été dégagés des facteurs spécifiques.  1, record 8, French, - facteur%20de%20l%27intellect

Record 8,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 9,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Psychologists have been uncovering other intelligences for some time now, and grouping them mainly into three clusters : abstract intelligence(the ability to understand and manipulate with verbal and mathematic symbols), concrete intelligence(the ability to understand and manipulate with objects), and social intelligence(the ability to understand and relate to people).  2, record 9, English, - concrete%20intelligence%20play

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

Record 9,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 10,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

This test is used to identify level of coding performance in relation to age peers, diagnoses learning disabilities in reading, spelling, and arithmetic when used in conjunction with a comprehensive test of general ability, measures the development of basic academic codes over time when intervention techniques are attempted and finally studies the relationships between the coding aspects of reading and arithmetic with the behavioural disabilities of verbal and numerical comprehension and problem solving.  2, record 10, English, - wide%20range%20achievement%20test

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

Record 10,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 11,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

... Multiple item paper-pencil tests of two dimensions of general ability, verbal and numerical competence. Items are multiple-choice and problem solving.  1, record 11, English, - Personnel%20Tests%20for%20Industry

Record 11,  Textual support,  French

Record 11,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 12,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Test no. 313  3, record 12, English, - Entry%2DLevel%20Officer%20Selection%20Test

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS

This test assesses general problem solving(cognitive ability) with verbal, numerical, and reasoning components. It is used as a screening device for external recruitment of entry-level candidates seeking positions in the Administrative and Foreign Service Category  4, record 12, English, - Entry%2DLevel%20Officer%20Selection%20Test

Record 12,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Cet examen évalue l'aptitude générale à résoudre les problèmes (habileté cognitive) avec des composantes verbales, numériques, et abstraites. Il sert surtout d'outil de présélection dans le recrutement externe des candidats au niveau d'entrée dans la catégorie de l'administration et du service extérieur.  3, record 12, French, - Examen%20de%20s%C3%A9lection%20d%27agents%20au%20niveau%20d%27entr%C3%A9e

Record 12,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 13,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... [a] 50 item paper-pencil test measuring general learning ability in verbal, spatial and numerical reasoning to predict ability to adjust to complex and rapidly changing job requirements and ability to complete complex job training. The test also measures potential turnover and dissatisfaction on routinized or simplex labor intensive jobs. Test items include Analogies, Analysis of geometric Figures, Arithmetic Problems, Disarranged Sentences, Sentence Parallelism with Proverbs, Similarities, Logic, Definitions, Judgment, Direction Following, and others.  1, record 13, English, - The%20Wonderlic%20Personnel%20Test

Record 13,  Textual support,  French

Record 13,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 14,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[A measure of] abstract thinking and reasoning ability. Used for prediction of success in cognitive, school-related activities.... [A] multiple item test of abilities emphasized in school. Items use verbal, figural, and numerical stimuli. Divided into five levels : Primary I, Grade 1; Primary II, Grade 2-3; Elementary, Grades 4-5; Intermediate, Grades 6-8; Advanced, Grades 9-12. No reading required of pupils in grades 1, 2, and 3.  1, record 14, English, - Otis%2DLennon%20School%20Ability%20Test

Record 14,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] test qui mesure la pensée abstraite et le raisonnement [...]. Cinq niveaux : Echelle du test Primaire I, Primaire II, Élémentaire, Intermédiaire, Supérieure. Le Test d'habileté scolaire Otis-Lennon donne une évaluation globale de l'aptitude scolaire au moyen des activités suivantes : - découvrir la présence des similitudes ou des différences - se rappeler un certain nombre de mots ou de chiffres - reconnaître des absurdités - définir des mots [...]  1, record 14, French, - Test%20d%27habilet%C3%A9%20scolaire%20Otis%2DLennon

Record 14,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 15,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[Thurstone's] factor analysis of tests given to large numbers of individuals indicate that there are at least seven primary mental abilities. These are : 1. verbal ability(V)... 2. Number(N)... 3. Spatial(S)... 4. Perceptual(P)... 5. Memory(M)... 6. Reasoning(R)... 7. Word Fluency(WF)...  1, record 15, English, - Thurstone%26rsquo%3Bs%20Theory%20of%20Primary%20Mental%20Abilities

Record 15,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[Thurstone] dénombre [des] aptitudes primaires : la mémoire (M), l'aptitude numérique (N), l'aptitude perceptive, le raisonnement (R), la visualisation spatiale, la compréhension verbale (V), la fluidité verbale (W) (...)  2, record 15, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20des%20aptitudes%20mentales%20primaires%20de%20Thurstone

Record 15,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 16,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF

the ability to solve problems utilizing verbal symbols.  1, record 16, English, - verbal%20intelligence

Record 16,  Textual support,  French

Record 16,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 17,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Visual-Spatial Ability. Spatial ability has been defined as "the ability to visually manipulate images without the aid of verbal mediation. "(Peterson 1976).  1, record 17, English, - visual%2Dspatial%20ability

Record 17,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Coordination oculo-motrice  2, record 17, French, - aptitude%20oculo%2Dspatiale

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 2 OBS

coordination oculo-manuelle  3, record 17, French, - aptitude%20oculo%2Dspatiale

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 3 OBS

La fusion de deux adjectifs oû le premier devient un préfixe pour le second est un phénomène linguistique courant en psychologie et en médecine; à titre d'exemples, les termes "médico-chirurgical", "perceptivo-moteur", etc.  1, record 17, French, - aptitude%20oculo%2Dspatiale

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 4 OBS

«aptitude visuo-spatiale» : contrôle visuo-moteur  4, record 17, French, - aptitude%20oculo%2Dspatiale

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 5 OBS

«aptitude visuo-spatiale» : coordination visuo-motrice  5, record 17, French, - aptitude%20oculo%2Dspatiale

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 6 OBS

«aptitude visuo-spatiale» : Voir fascicule 4101-G75 dans EMPED.  1, record 17, French, - aptitude%20oculo%2Dspatiale

Record 17,  Textual support,  Spanish