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Peer reviewedSiegel, Arthur I. – Personnel Psychology, 1983
Describes miniature job training and evaluation situations administered to 1,034 "low aptitude" Navy recruits. Checklist criterion data describing the on-the-job performance of the sample were collected after the recruits were on their fleet assignments. The results confirmed the predictive validity of the miniature job training…
Descriptors: Enlisted Personnel, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance, Job Training
Peer reviewedMount, Michael K.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1977
Concurrent and predictive test validity data and test-retest reliability data were obtained for a work sample performance measure and two paper and pencil tests in a laboratory setting. Findings are interpreted in light of a behavioral consistency model and the practical utility of work samples as a personnel selection technique. (Editor)
Descriptors: Industrial Personnel, Measurement Instruments, Personnel Selection, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedSchmidt, Frank L.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1977
The adverse impact of a content-valid job sample test of metal trades skills was compared to that of a well-constructed content-valid written achievement test for the same technical area. The adverse impact of the former was considerably less. Suggests that industrial psychologists should explore more fully the potential of performance testing.…
Descriptors: Majority Attitudes, Minority Groups, Performance Tests, Research Design
