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Peer reviewedCoulton, Gary F.; Feild, Hubert S. – Public Personnel Management, 1995
High risk of liability makes assessment centers a viable method for selection of police officers. Despite high costs, centers offer the advantages of observation of actual job-related behavior, support in the legal arena, and validity. Video technology and other options have potential for reducing the expense. (SK)
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Entry Workers, Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection
Peer reviewedGaravan, Thomas N.; Morley, Michael – Career Development International, 1997
Effectiveness of assessment centers for personal selection in banking was tested with 135 applicants. Results do not support literature findings of the construct and criterion validity of centers. An exercise effect was apparent: judgments made by assessors were interpretable in terms of the exercises used rather than dimensions related to the…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Banking, Construct Validity, Occupational Tests
Peer reviewedFrank, Fredric D.; Jaffee, Cabot L. – Journal of Management Development, 1995
Current work force trends such as teamwork, empowerment, and quality pose challenges for traditional testing. Tests that can provide diagnostic developmental information for improving job performance are needed. Innovative practices such as video-based testing are emerging. (SK)
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Diagnostic Tests, Employment Patterns, Occupational Tests
Klein, Stephen P. – 1983
The relationship between scores on a typical bar exam and the ability to practice law was investigated with 485 applicants who took the bar exam and a 2-day performance test involving basic oral and written legal tasks. These tasks consisted of simulated cases; each participant functioned as the attorney for the plantiff in one case and as the…
Descriptors: Adults, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Download full textBooth, Walter S. – 1995
General and specific information is offered on integrating community policing and other management philosophies into an organization's selection and promotional testing systems. The concept of community policing is not necessarily a new one for many police organizations, but integrating it fully requires bringing internal support structures into…
Descriptors: Administration, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Integrated Activities, Occupational Tests
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
Peer reviewedDelon, Floyd G. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1988
The most likely legal challenge to assessment centers is racial discrimination. Although validation studies have shown the assessment center to be job related and no equally effective alternative to be available, futher validation will be needed with each new application of assessment centers in certification and employment decisions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Court Litigation
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. – 1990
Fifty-seven papers presented at the annual meeting of the International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) in 1990 are provided. Selected topics include: using the cloze technique for reading skills assessment; examining assessment techniques; job analysis; alternate strategies for assessing writing skills; assessment of…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Computer Assisted Testing, Job Analysis, Job Performance
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1983
The International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) focuses on improving public personnel assessment in such fields as selection and performance evaluation. Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers presented at the IPMAAC's 1983 conference are provided. The presidential address is "Is There a Future for Test…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis
Peer reviewedDavey, Bruce – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1991
Performance testing is discussed as a method for teacher evaluation. Although new to teaching, performance assessment has a long history in assessment of other occupations, and much can be learned from this experience. Performance assessments, measuring knowledge and abilities in use, can help sharpen the definition of teacher competence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1989
The International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) is a non-profit organization of personnel assessment professionals involved in public personnel assessment. Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers are presented. The keynote address is "Ability Testing in the 1980's and Beyond: Some Major Trends" by A.…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation, Decision Making
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1985
The International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) is a section of the International Personnel Management Association for individuals engaged in professional level public personnel assessment. Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers presented at the IPMAAC's 1985 conference are provided. Three papers are…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Item Bias
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1981
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. Before the IPMAAC's fifth annual conference in 1981, four workshops were conducted on…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis
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