CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF THE UDEE
The UDEE was developed to assess the range of skills and abilities required for successful performance in the Uniformed Division (UD) Officer position. It is a computer-based exam consisting of multiple-choice questions. The entire testing time, including breaks, will not exceed 3 hours and 45 minutes. The UDEE is made up of six separately timed tests:
Section 1: Critical Thinking Test. This section contains 5 passages, each of which describes a set of facts. Each passage is followed by a set of possible conclusions based on the set of facts presented in the passage. Applicants read the passage and then decide whether each conclusion is true, false, or if there is insufficient information to determine whether the conclusion is true or false (indeterminable). Section 1 contains 23 questions. Applicants will have 30 minutes to complete this section.
Section 2: Situational Judgment Test. This section contains 15 scenarios. Each scenario consists of a short video presenting a situation that a UD Officer might encounter. Applicants are then presented with various actions that can be taken to respond to the situation presented and are asked to rate the effectiveness of each action. Section 2 contains 82 questions. Applicants will have 34 minutes to complete this section.
Section 3: Memory Skills Test. This section contains 12 questions asking about details from the situations presented in Section 2. Applicants will be asked to recall various aspects of the situations, with some questions asking about specific situations and other questions asking participants to remember more general details that apply across multiple situations. Applicants will have 8 minutes to complete this section.
Section 4: Figural Reasoning Test. Each question in this section contains a series of four figures, and applicants are asked to determine the fifth figure in the series by selecting one of five possible options. The four figures shown follow a specific pattern, and in order to answer each question correctly applicants should identify the pattern and choose the option that follows that pattern. Section 4 contains 14 questions. Applicants will have 32 minutes to complete this section.
Section 5: Officer Writing Test. In this section, applicants are presented with sentences or paragraphs that may or may not need correcting, and applicants are asked to choose the option that improves the sentence or paragraph. This section contains 3 item types and a total of 30 questions. Applicants will have 35 minutes to complete this section. Section 6: Work Style Inventory. In this section, applicants are presented with descriptive statements and are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree that each statement describes them. Section 6 contains 139 questions. Applicants will have 25 minutes to complete this section.
