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The Validity and Fairness of Employment and Educational Tests for Hispanic Americans: A Review and Analysis.

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Schmidt, Frank L.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1980

Results for employment tests indicated that differential validity occurs no more frequently than would be expected on the basis of chance plus the operation of various statistical artifacts. Similar results were obtained on educational tests. Tests are neither differentially valid for, nor unfair to, Hispanics. (Author)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Testing, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Hispanic Americans

The Problem of Group Differences in Ability Test Scores in Employment Selection.

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Schmidt, Frank L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1988

Draws from validity generalization research to summarize evidence disputing theories that objective employment tests are either biased against minorities or lack utility. Argues that group differences in test scores do not result from deficiencies in tests, but in skills they measure. Suggests that measurement-based research does not provide…

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Generalization, Individual Differences