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Learning Objectives 1.Explain what is meant by reliability and validity. 2.Explain how you would go about validating a test. 3.Cite and illustrate our testing guidelines. 4.Give examples of some of the ethical and legal considerations in testing. Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-2
Learning Objectives 5.List eight tests you could use for employee selection, and how you would use them. 6.Give two examples of work sample/simulation tests. 7.Give examples of some of the ethical and legal considerations in testing. Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-3
Why Careful Selection is Important Performance Cost Legal obligations Person and job/organization fit Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-4
Explaining what is meant by reliability and validity Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-5
Basic Testing Concepts Reliability Validity o Criterion validity o Content validity o Construct validity Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-6
Review Reliability = consistency Validity = measuring what you intend to measure Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-7
How to go about validating a test Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-8
Evidence-Based HR: How to Validate a Test Analyze Choose Administer Relate Cross-validate Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-9
Review Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-10
Cite and illustrate our testing guidelines Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-11
Evidence-Based HR: Test Validation Issues Who scores the test? Bias Utility analysis Validity generalization Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-12
Review Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-13
Ethical and legal considerations in testing Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-14
Evidence-Based HR: Test Validation Other Issues Individual rights and test security Privacy issues Using tests at work Computerized and online testing Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-15
Review Rights and security Privacy Tests at work Computerized, online testing Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-16
Tests for employee selection, and how you would use them Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-17
Types of Tests Cognitive abilities o Intelligence tests o Specific cognitive abilities Motor & physical abilities Measuring personality Interest inventories Achievement tests Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-18
What do personality tests measure? The “Big Five” Predicting performance Caveats Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-19
Review Interests Achievement “Big 5” Predicting Caveats o Interpretation o Legal issues o Disputing value Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-20 Cognitive abilities o IQ o Specific mental abilities Motor skills Personality
Examples of work sample/simulation tests Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-21
Work samples and simulations Basic procedure Situational judgment tests Management assessment centers Situational testing Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-22
Work samples and simulations Computerized multimedia assessment Miniature job training and evaluation Realistic job previews Testing techniques for managers Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-23
Review Miniature job training Realistic job previews Managers and testing Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-24 Situational judgment Assessment centers Situational testing Computers
Examples of some of the ethical and legal considerations in testing Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-25
Background Investigations Why perform checks? Effectiveness Legal dangers o Defamation o Privacy How to check Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-26
Background Investigations Applicants’ social postings Pre-employment information services The polygraph and honesty testing Graphology Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-27
Background Investigations “Human lie detectors” Physical exams Substance abuse Complying with immigration law Improving productivity through HRIS Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-28
Review Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-29 Why perform checks? Effectiveness Legal dangers How to check Social postings Information services
Review Honesty testing Graphology “Human lie detectors” Physicals/drugs Immigration HRIS Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice HallChapter 6-30
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