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Synk, David J. – 1983
This study used meta-analysis research techniques to determine if there are differences in General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) validities and test scores between males and females. The sample consisted of 26,111 subjects from 122 Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) validation or revalidation studies analyzed since 1972. Four approaches were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Measurement Techniques, Meta Analysis, Scores
Download full textNorth Carolina Employment Security Commission, Raleigh. – 1983
The United States Employment Service is now able to expand the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) coverage from approximately 400 jobs to all candidates for every job in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (over 12,000 occupations). In addition, employers can now receive more useful feedback on applicants. Instead of reporting whether a…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Job Performance, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Management
Hunter, John E. – 1983
The structure of this report is as follows: First, specific aptitude theory and general ability theory, the two theories of the relation between ability and job performance, are presented and differentiated. Second, there is a discussion of problems in the current use of the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) and of problems in the use of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Factor Structure, Job Performance
Watson, Betty U.; And Others – 1983
The Hiskey-Nebraska Test of Learning Aptitude (H-NTLA) (Hiskey, 1966) has been regarded by reviewers as one of the best instruments for assessing the learning abilities of hearing-impaired children. However, there has been a paucity of research on the validity of this test. Further, there is no established test-retest reliability, and questions…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Adolescents
McBride, James R. – 1986
An overview of the development of a computerized version of the Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT) is presented. It describes the previously existing printed version of the DAT, design of the computerized adaptive edition, calibration of the test items for use in the computerized version, and two field studies that compared the Adaptive and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Testing
Canadian Commission of Employment and Immigration, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
This collection of articles on vocational guidance and counseling is one of the NATCON series produced by the Canadian Employment and Immigration Commission to improve the methodology of vocational guidance and employment counseling. Ten articles are included in the book. They cover the following subjects: a processing of counseling psychology for…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Career Development
