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Porter, Eleanor; And Others – 1992
A United States Employment Service (USES) General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) plan was formulated to evaluate and develop additional job-related assessment methods. Eighteen alternative predictors were reviewed, from which biodata was selected for development. The literature indicates that biodata provides increased validity with little or no…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Educational Research, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation
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Taylor, Calvin W.; Ellison, Robert L. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1983
The article traces the construction, validation, and revision of 24 biographical inventories resulting in the Form U Biographical Inventory, which yields four scores (academic performance, creativity, leadership, and artistic potential) to identify gifted and talented elementary and secondary students as defined by the U. S. Department of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biographical Inventories, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
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Michael, William B.; Colson, Kenneth R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The construction and validation of the Life Experience Inventory (LEI) for the identification of creative electrical engineers are described. Using the number of patents held or pending as a criterion measure, the LEI was found to have high concurrent validity. (JKS)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Creativity Tests, Electrical Occupations, Engineers
Golden, George M.; And Others – 1971
This study examined relationships among conformity to biographical item writing rules, rated stability, and obtained response stability. First and second administration data were collected and a stability index was obtained on 88 items using a college freshmen sample (N=106). One group of judges then educed rules to discriminate between the more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Background, Biographical Inventories, College Freshmen
Stricker, Lawrence J. – 1989
The aim of this study was to construct and validate a biographical inventory to measure personality traits that are predictive of leadership. The experimental inventory, consisting of tentative scales for Dominance, Emotional Stability, Need for Achievement, Self-Confidence, and Sociability, was administered to 642 incoming midshipmen at the Naval…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Biographical Inventories, Educational Assessment, Emotional Development
Crafts, Jennifer – 1991
Biographical inventory is a selection device used as an alternative or supplement to cognitive testing because this measurement method predicts aspects of job performance that are not predicted by cognitive measures. Some of the issues and concerns about using biographical inventories are discussed. The use of biographical inventories (biodata) is…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Cognitive Tests, Data Collection, Individual Characteristics
Darany, Theodore; And Others – 1992
One way for agencies to reduce fiscal stress is to minimize employee turnover. A project undertaken by San Bernardino County (California) to reduce employee turnover through the development, validation, and use of a non-traditional worker selection instrument (biographical inventory) is described. This project was aimed at the specific…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Cognitive Tests, Financial Support, Individual Characteristics