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McBride, James R.; Sympson, J. B. – 1982
The Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) project is a joint Armed Services coordinated effort to develop and evaluate a system for automated, adaptive administration of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The CAT is a system for administering personnel tests that differs from conventional test administration in two major…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
Download full textKavanagh, Michael J.; And Others – 1987
A classification scheme for job performance measurement was developed by the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) for development of individual job performance measures to validate Air Force selection and classification procedures. The job performance literature indicates that previous research relied heavily on broad-based generic…
Descriptors: Classification, Evaluation Criteria, Job Performance, Measurement Techniques
Kelley, John M. – 1977
This paper describes in some detail Siegfreid's Process Mapping Model for describing human performance. The model's application to task analysis and the advantages of using it when constructing assessment strategies and instruments are discussed. Examples of the model's use in building portfolios, behavioral rating scales, and skill demonstration…
Descriptors: Adults, Counselor Performance, Employees, Evaluation Methods
Williamson, Stephen A.; Schaalman, Mary Lou – 1980
Focusing on assessment centers, this chapter is one of seven in a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence. Assessment centers are presented first in a historical context (their origins in personality theory), through which their evolution is traced and examined. What follows is a description of current assessment center…
Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Employment Qualifications, Job Performance
Peer reviewedBertram, Francis D.; And Others – Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 1979
The purpose of this study was to use multivariate techniques in a federally-regulated validation study, and compare the results obtained from zero-order correlations and multiple correlations with the results obtained using factor scores and canonical correlation. The subjects consisted of 51 applicants for the position of patrolman. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Correlation, Employment Practices, Factor Analysis, Federal Regulation
Pyburn, Keith M., Jr. – 1995
Because of a congruity of developments in the knowledge base concerning tests, external political factors, and legal factors, responsible use of employment tests could be on the verge of widespread acceptability. However, the possibility also exists that tests will once again become the scapegoat for "bad news." This review of the legal…
Descriptors: Ability, Court Litigation, Federal Government, Government Role
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1986
The International Association of Personnel Management Assessment Council (IPMAAC) is a section of the International Association of Personnel Management devoted to individuals involved in professional level public personnel assessment. Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers presented at the IPMAAC's 1986 conference are provided. The…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis, Job Performance
California State Board of Corrections, Sacramento. – 1987
This report is intended to assist those agencies considering using California's Probation Officer Examination as a tool for selecting personnel. It is intended to provide agencies with guidance in setting test cutoff scores rather than an exhaustive discussion of all of the factors that must be considered before setting cutoff scores for actual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Cutting Scores, Occupational Tests
Turner, William H. – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1975
Utilizes the Kuder Interest Blank to identify some of the characteristics held in common by successful admissions officers. The research also suggests the development of an "admissions key" to the Kuder, which will permit the selection and guidance of potential admissions officers. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Admissions Counseling, Admissions Officers
Newsom, Robert S.; And Others – Evaluation Quarterly, 1978
For the training and placement of professional workers, multiple-choice instruments are the norm for wide-scale measurement and evaluation efforts. These instruments contain fundamental problems. Computer-based management simulations may provide solutions to these problems, appear scoreable and reliable, offer increased validity, and are better…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation
Peer reviewedDistefano, M. K., Jr.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1976
Purpose of study was to assess validities of two general ability selection tests to predict job success. No evidence of differential validity related to race was found on either of the tests. (RW)
Descriptors: Hospital Personnel, Job Skills, Occupational Tests, On the Job Training
Donahue, Lisa M.; And Others – 1995
A field study with 178 candidates for a police promotional examination was conducted to investigate the effects of "untranslated" behavioral checklists on certain psychometric properties of an assessment center. The untranslated checklist used all behavioral responses elicited by the assessment center exercises, not just those that met a…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1980
The International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) contains over 500 psychometric specialists, personnel psychologists, and personnel staffing specialists dedicated to the improvement of public personnel assessment in such fields as selection and performance evaluation. Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis, Job Performance
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1982
The International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) is a section of the International Personnel Management Association dedicated to the improvement of public personnel assessment in such fields as selection and performance evaluation. Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers presented at the IPMAAC's 1982 conference…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Job Performance, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation
Harlan, Anne; And Others – 1980
One of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter presents competence assessment as it is defined in practice by selection techniques currently used by employers. The chapter begins with a discussion of the major techniques used in employee selection, focusing on the competencies employers…
Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Methods
