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Ethnic Group Membership as a Moderator of the Prediction of Job Performance
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Farr, James L.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1971
Article discusses performance on tests of black and white employees in selected civil service and private industry jobs. Test results are then contrasted with actual job performance according to specific criteria and supervisors' evaluations. No tests used permitted valid prediction of job performance for both racial groups. (PD)
Descriptors: Bias, Black Employment, Employment Qualifications, Job Performance
Prediction of Job Performance for Negro and White Medical Technicians. A Regression Analysis of Potential Test Bias: Predicting Job Knowledge Scores from an Aptitude Battery.
Campbell, Joel T.; And Others – 1969
An aptitude battery was validated against a Job Knowledge Test to determine if aptitude tests are culturally biased when used to predict occupational success. 287 white and 168 Negro Medical Technicians completed an eight test experimental aptitude battery and a Job Knowledge Test developed as a criterion measure of job performance. Linear…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Employment Qualifications
Are Race Differences in Mental Test Scores an Artifact of Psychometric Methods? A Test of Harrington's Experimental Model.
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Hickman, Julia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
A study involving the construction and administration of Black and White intelligence test forms to 386 Blacks and 386 Whites indicated that Blacks did not perform significantly better on the Black test form, suggesting differences in Black special education placement rates are not affected by underrepresentation in the test development group.…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Minority Groups
Test and Item Bias: The Suitability of the Junior Aptitude Tests as a Common Test Battery for White, Indian and Black Pupils in Standard 7. Report P-96.
Owen, K. – 1989
This study was undertaken to shed light on problems concerning the construction and use of a common test battery for various South African population groups. Specifically, the psychometric suitability for use with Indian and Black pupils, of the Junior Aptitude Tests (JAT), which were standardized for White pupils in Standard 7 was studied. The…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity
College Persistence and Grade Outcomes: Noncognitive Variables as Predictors for African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic, Native American, and White Students. AIR 1996 Annual Forum Paper.
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House, J. Daniel – 1996
This study investigated the efficacy of noncognitive variables and academic background as a function of student ethnic group for the prediction of college grade performance and persistence. New freshmen during four consecutive fall semesters were administered the Cooperative Institutional Research Program Freshmen Survey. The sample included 251…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
The Relationship Between Nelson-Denny Test Scores and Academic Performance of Educational Opportunity Program Students. EAC Reports.
Yamagishi, Midori; Gillmore, Gerald M. – 1980
The relationship of Nelson-Denny Reading Test scores and an English course placement recommendation to academic success of Educational Opportunity Program students at the University of Washington was studied. The placement recommendation was based on a writing sample and test scores. The 207 freshmen students who entered in either 1976 or 1978…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students