Occupational competency testing assures that the prospective vocational teacher possesses the level of competence necessary for effective teaching in various vocational programs. Such tests have been developed in 24 occupational areas by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute, and are in use in some parts of the United States.…

This guide (which updates an earlier publication) provides information on Ohio's requirements for licensing for major occupational and professional groups. Based on a survey of state licensing agencies, the report is divided into two sections. Section I summarizes the information provided by the agencies on their requirements. The information is…

Tests to assess problem-solving ability being provided for the Air Force are described, and some details on the development and validation of these computer-administered diagnostic achievement tests are discussed. Three measurement approaches were employed: (1) sequential problem solving; (2) context-free assessment of fundamental skills and…

An intervention program employing test-skills instruction and cooperative learning methods was presented to second year minority medical students at a major state supported medical school. The purpose was to enhance minority students' passing rate for Part I of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) examination. After completion of the…

Meta-analytic techniques were used to analyze the effects of age, education, and work experience on General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) validities and test scores. The sample consisted of 30,568 subjects from 143 Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) validation or revalidation studies analyzed since 1972. The effect of these three variables on…

This report is intended to assist those agencies considering using California's Corrections 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…

The purpose of this study was to determine if a significant relationship existed between nursing students' scores on the Mosby Assess Test and the students' scores on the National Council Licensure Examination. The subjects consisted of 172 nursing students in their last semester of the Associate Degree Nursing program at the Eastern Kentucky…

The aptitude scores of 70 physicians in various areas of practice who were tested between 1934 and 1971 were compared with aptitude battery scores obtained by the general population of Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation examinees. For each aptitude test, obtained-score distributions were produced for the time periods of pre-1941, 1941-45, and…

This report describes the sequence of activities that took place as the Examination Division of the New Jersey Department of Civil Service introduced a word processing system for a test item bank and for production of camera-ready test copy. The equipment selection, installation and orientation procedures are discussed. Keyboard and CRT terminals,…

In Romania, the implementation of computers in social-economic life is being carried out with a view to creating a national data processing system. Parallel to the construction of electronic data processing equipment, there is a sustained concern for the selection and training of computer specialists. This study examined a psychological testing…

The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Ticket Agent is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research; (2) fairness to minorities; and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for ticket agent positions. Research…

The search for a job with the federal government can be a confusing and frustrating experience. The purpose of this booklet is to explain the federal employment system; to simplify the search for a federal job; to assist in the completion of the basic government employment application form, the Personal Qualifications Statement, Standard Form 171…

The impact of psychological testing on the public is explored. Topics discussed include a review of the controversy over interest inventories, what has been learned from the research and from the political activity that was enacted relative to employment/admission testing, and some ideas for increasing the ability to cope more readily with current…

Assessment centers offer a way to solve the problems of validity and reliability in personnel selection. An assessment center conducts tests of administrative skills in which trained assessors observe and record candidates' job-related behaviors and reach a consensus assessment of each candidate's performance. To apply the assessment center model…

Expansion and modification of a 27-item Delphi derived form for assessing campus police performance resulted in a 43-item form to measure job performance of correctional officers in the Georgia Department of Corrections. The self-rating scale, with a reliability coefficient of .995 (n=120) was subjected to factor analysis and varimax rotation and…