Performance of college students on a mechanical knowledge test

Abstract

For a group of 112 male college students, scores on the SRA Mechanical Aptitude Test, the Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board and (for a subgroup of 50 Ss), on the Location, Blocks, and Pursuit subtests of the MacQuarrie Test for Mechanical Ability, were intercorrelated. These intercorrelations, as well as the mean scores for the Ss, are reported. The students scored significantly above the mean of male trainees on the Shop Arithmetic subtest of the SRA, and below the mean on the Space Relations subtest. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)