Highland Testing

Natural Abilities: An Explanation

Everyone is born with a range of abilities unique to him or her. It’s fair to say that these abilities are essentially hard-wired. They mature during infancy and can be measured in most individuals after the age of fourteen. We measure these abilities by asking the you to perform nineteen hands-on worksamples.

One example of an innate ability is when an individual is confronted with a number of seemingly unrelated objects or facts and is asked to quickly determine what the objects or facts have in common. We call this ability Classification. Individuals who score high in this ability are good at solving new problems and like change and challenge. Persons who score low will find that they work best when their tasks are well-defined and organized.

The function of the Highlands Ability Battery is to define each Ability and then to determine the patterns or “clusters” into which your abilities fall. Armed with this knowledge, you are able to avoid stress and achieve satisfaction!