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Peer reviewedSproule, Charles F.; Berkley, Stephen – Public Personnel Management, 2001
Discusses test validation studies, adverse impact analyses, and job analyses used to validate assessment procedures for screening corrections officer candidates in Pennsylvania. Addresses psychological screening, background investigations, and assessment fairness. (Contains 50 endnotes.) (SK)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Entry Workers, Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection
Peer reviewedWalter, Richard A.; Kapes, Jerome T. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2003
To identify a procedure for establishing cut scores for National Occupational Competency Testing Institute examinations in Pennsylvania, an expert panel assessed written and performance test items for minimally competent workers. Recommendations about the number, type, and training of judges used were made. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Interrater Reliability, Occupational Tests, Teacher Competency Testing
