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Fairness in Employment Testing : Validity Generalization, Minority Issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery

By National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Commission on B

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1989
ISBN
9780309555432, 9780309074735
LCC
HF5549.5.E5 -- N38 1989eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3600252 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
368\368
Time added
2023-08-12 19:17:21
General aptitude test battery -- Evaluation. ; Emp

Description

Declining American competitiveness in world economic markets has renewed interest in employment testing as a way of putting the right workers in the right jobs. A new study of the U.S. Department of Labor's General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) Referral System sheds light on key questions for America's employers: How well does the GATB predict job success? Are there scientific justifications for adjusting minority test scores? Will increased use of the GATB result in substantial increases in productivity? Fairness in Employment Testing evaluates both the validity generalization techniques used to justify the use of the GATB across the spectrum of U.S. jobs and the policy of adjusting test scores to promote equal opportunity.

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