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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Speech-Language Pathologists. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Far Vision85
2.Visual Color Discrimination81
3.Oral Comprehension78
4.Deductive Reasoning75
Oral Expression75
6.Gross Body Coordination72
Written Comprehension72
8.Inductive Reasoning69
Problem Sensitivity69
Fluency of Ideas69
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed
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Ability Area Scores

Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance.
85
79
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
81
64
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
78
68
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75
63
Know that a stalled car can coast downhillDecide what factors to consider in selecting stocksDesign an aircraft wing using principles of aerodynamics
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75
68
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
72
57
Notice when a watch alarm goes offDiagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its soundTune an orchestra
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
72
64
Understand signs on the highwayUnderstand an apartment leaseUnderstand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems
Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
69
64
Decide what to wear based on the weather reportDetermine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidenceDiagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
69
64
Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't workRecognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occurRecognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
69
57
Name four different uses for a screwdriverThink of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new companyName all the possible strategies for a military battle