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a) List some instances, preferably recent, of decisions you made about yourself or others made about you in which results from some kind of educational or psychological measurement played a part. Classify each decision as:
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Instructional
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Selection
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placement or classification, or
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personal.
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b) From your personal experience of a decision made, describe one or more instances for which an educational or psychological measurement could have been helpful but was unavailable. On what basis was the decision actually made?