Donna Hernandez has applied for the position of data systems operator in one of the federal governmental agencies. As part of the selection process, she takes a civil services examination that measures her existing knowledge and skills. This scenario exemplifies a(n) .

achievement test

Explanation: An achievement test is designed to measure the degree of an individual's knowledge, accomplishment or skill in a specific field or that which has been acquired in a stated position or role.

An achievement test may be conducted in other to examine an individual's proficiency in a certain level or measure the individual's capability to move on to a higher level.

In the scenario above, the civil service examination was conducted as an achievement test to measure or examine the skill and knowledge of the applicant based on the role applied for.

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