Upon completion of the last worksample on the Highlands Battery,
the individual student receives a thirty-page report showing the individual's scores on each of the worksamples. Included in the report is a bar chart distributing these scores over a line-by-line profile.
The bar chart divides the student's abilities into three basic components: Personal Style,
Driving Abilities and Specialized Abilities. A copy of the report and bar chart are also
transmitted to the Highlands Affiliate who is conducting the student's individual feedback.
Click on an ability name to see its definition
The significance of the student's scores, of their relationship to one another, and of
the over-all pattern they form, requires interpretation and explanation by an expert
trained by the Highlands Company (the Highlands Affiliate).
This is accomplished in a one-on-one conference between the individual and the Highlands
Affiliate. The conference, or feedback, lasts two hours and, in the case of a student, is
usually conducted face-to-face (telephone conference are utilized when the student cannot
meet face-to-face). Before the feedback, the student is required to review his report
and to supply the Affiliate with personal data such as birth date, educational history
and personal interests
At the beginning of the feedback, the Affiliate explains that the student's abilities are
only one part of a larger picture which is composed of several principal parts: innate
abilities; developed skills; personal style; personal interests; family history; personal
values; and personal goals. The Affiliate then analyzes and discusses each of the individual's
scores and of the relationship among the scores. The Affiliate explains that the worksamples
are timed and that they measure essentially the speed with which the individual is able to
complete them. Thus, the worksample in Idea Productivity measures the number of ideas an
individual can generate over a given time, not the quality or value of those ideas. The
Affiliate explains that the student's scores are neither "good" nor "bad," but simply one
factor to consider among others in defining whether the student will be making the most
effective use of his abilities in his studies and his school plans.
The Affiliate focuses on the relationship between a particular ability and the student's
plans for the future. The student is helped to find the answers to the following questions:
What study program or curriculum am I best suited for?
