Employment Testing and Job Performance.

Blits, Jan H.; Gottfredson, Linda S.

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ERIC Number: EJ403352

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Employment Testing and Job Performance.

Blits, Jan H.; Gottfredson, Linda S.

Public Interest, n98 p18-25 Win 1990

Reviews the evaluation by the National Academy of Science (NAS) of the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), which was developed to predict the job performance of potential employees. Proposes that the NAS recommendation to correct the GATB's racial bias by "race-norming" was a political decision and not scientifically justified. (FMW)

Descriptors: Occupational Tests, Political Influences, Predictive Validity, Racial Bias, Scientific Research, Test Bias, Test Norms, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: General Aptitude Test Battery

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