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Peer reviewedPeterson, Norman G.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1990
Describes characteristics of experimental predictor battery of tests developed to supplement the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery for making selection and classification decisions for entry-level enlisted personnel. Explains procedures used to develop new test battery. Basic psychometric properties of each measure, as determine by large…
Descriptors: Classification, Military Service, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedKlimoski, Richard J.; Strickland, William J. – Personnel Psychology, 1977
Assessment centers are very popular with professionals and practitioners involved in selection of management personnel. This research focuses on assessment center validity, i.e., while much attention has been given to predictor (assessment center) characteristics as they influence prediction hit rates, this paper examines the differential…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Job Placement, Personnel Evaluation, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedKlimoski, Richard; Brickner, Mary – Personnel Psychology, 1987
Affirms the evidence for predictive validity of assessment centers and concludes that assessment centers can work for a variety of purposes and in numerous contexts. Raises possible explainations for the predictive validity observed in assessment centers and raises implications for practice and guidance of future research. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Job Performance, Managerial Occupations, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedLove, Kevin G.; O'Hara, Kirk – Personnel Psychology, 1987
Demonstrates the criterion-related validity of behavior-based measure of work maturity. Measured the work-maturity levels of 142 youth enrollees in a job training program sponsored by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Time Consciousness and Sociability predicted a weighted composite criterion composed of ten job performance dimensions.…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Job Training, Measures (Individuals), Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedFerris, Kenneth R.; Aranya, Nissim – Personnel Psychology, 1983
Examined the scale characteristics of two measures of organizational commitment. Using data from l,l05 accountants, findings indicated that while both instruments exhibited a high degree of internal reliability, the Porter et al. (1947) instrument exhibited significantly greater predictive validity with respect to intended turnover than the…
Descriptors: Accountants, Comparative Analysis, Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLefkowitz, Joel; Fox, Harvey – Personnel Psychology, 1975
The authors of "Differential Validity: Ethnic Group as a Moderator in Predicting Job Performance" (EJ 100 533) replied to criticism of their article by Wayne K. Kirchner (AA 521 804). (RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Definitions, Educational Objectives, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedPulakos, Elaine D.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1988
Demonstrated that measures of predictor constructs had predictably different patterns of correlations with different criteria. In study of Navy recruiters (N=267), individual personality scales had significantly different relationships with three different rating criteria. In study with Army enlisted soldiers (N=8,642), cognitive ability and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Military Personnel
