The Prediction of Trainability Using a Work Sample Test and an Aptitude Test; A Direct Comparison.

Gordon, Michael E.; Kleiman, Lawrence S.

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ERIC Number: EJ152732

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Prediction of Trainability Using a Work Sample Test and an Aptitude Test; A Direct Comparison

Gordon, Michael E.; Kleiman, Lawrence S.

Personnel Psychology, 29, 2, 243-53, Sum 76

The major purpose of the present investigation was to compare the validity of a work sample test and an intelligence test for the prediction of trainability. Several lines of evidence supported the hypothesis that samples of training behavior are the better predictors. (Author)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Job Training, Motivation, Occupational Tests, Personnel Management, Personnel Selection, Police, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Task Performance

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