(Identical/equivalent) (Of The Same Person)
(Identical/equivalent) (Of The Same Person)
3 Reasons:
Performance:
Employees Performance depends on subordinates skills.
No required skills?/Abrasive/Obstructionist? =
Cost:
Hiring = costly. Manager? = 10x
Cost =Searching/Traveling and moving/Reference checking cost, interviewing time
Legal Obligations:
Laws regarding
EEO: Non-discriminatory selection process
Negligent hiring: Hiring employees with criminal records who may commit crimes etc.
Reliability of Test:
Re-test
:
(identical/equivalent)
Scores consistency
(of the
same person)
Ways to estimate reliability:
Retest Estimate: Administer- Same test to same person at different points of time. Compare score.
Equivalent form estimate: Administer test by scholastic assessment.
Internal Comparison Estimate: Internal reliability test. Repetitive questions on questionnaires.
Validity of Test:
Accuracy:
Test/Interview
Measures
=?
Accuracy of a test/interview to
- measure what it purports to measure
- fulfills the designed functions
Designed Functions
Fulfill?
Job performance
(predictor) (criterion)
Those who do well on the test, do well on the job.
poorly
poorly
Content Validity:
If: Test question related to skills/task actually needed for the job.
If the test content is a representative sample of what the person need to know about the job.
Types of Tests:
Test of Cognitive Abilities:
Intelligence test: