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Comparison of the Rare Response and Vertical Percent Methods for Scoring the Biographical Information Blank.
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Aamodt, Michael G.; Pierce, Walter L., Jr. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
Data from five separate samples were weighted using the vertical percent method (England) and the rare response method (Telenson, Alexander, and Barrett) to investigate their relative effectiveness for scoring biographical information blanks. Vertical percent scoring yielded significant validity coefficients for all samples, while rare response…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Employees, Job Performance, Predictive Validity
The Predictive Validity of the ASVAB for Training Grades.
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Earles, James A.; Ree, Malcolm James – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The validity of the subtests and composites of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for grades in 150 military technical schools was investigated with 88,724 Air Force recruits. Across all jobs, arithmetic reasoning was the most valid subtest, and the electronics composite was the most valid composite. (SLD)
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Job Performance, Military Personnel, Personnel Selection
The Effect of Aptitude and Experience on Mechanical Job Performance.
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Mayberry, Paul W.; Carey, Neil B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
The validity of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) in predicting mechanical job performance was studied with 891 automotive and 522 helicopter mechanics. The mechanical maintenance component of the ASVAB predicted hands-on performance, job knowledge, and training grades quite well, but experience was more predictive of…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Experience, Job Performance