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Peer reviewedDistefano, M. K., Jr.; Pryer, Margaret W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
From 13 objective interview items, five with adequate response variability were studied to determine if they would improve the validity of a verbal ability selection test in predicting work performance of 181 psychiatric aide trainees. In a multiple regression analysis, the verbal test correlated .27 with the weighted composite rating score.…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Objective Tests, Predictive Validity, Psychiatric Aides
