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The Implications of Professional and Legal Guidelines for Court Decisions involving Criterion-Related Validity: A Review and Analysis.
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Kleiman, Lawrence S.; Faley, Robert H. – Personnel Psychology, 1985
Reviewed court cases to assess implications of latest professional and legal guidelines for court deliberations regarding the criterion-related validity of tests with adverse impact. Among the findings were the heavy reliance placed on test development procedures and the reluctance of judges to accept recent reseach findings, which are…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection, Test Construction
The Impact of Professional and Administrative Standards on Court Cases Involving Criterion-Related Validity.
Faley, Robert H.; Kleiman, Lawrence S. – 1984
This paper reviews 12 Title VII court cases litigated since 1978 to assess implications of recent professional and legal guidelines regarding criterion-related validity of paper and pencil tests used by employers to prove job relatedness. Major topics important to an understanding of predictor criterion, including procedural, and data analysis and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Guidelines, Job Analysis, Occupational Tests
The Prediction of Trainability Using a Work Sample Test and an Aptitude Test; A Direct Comparison
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Gordon, Michael E.; Kleiman, Lawrence S. – Personnel Psychology, 1976
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