The Utility of Job Dimensions Based on Form B of the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) in a Job Component Validation Model.
Abstract
The study involved the use of a structured job analysis instrument called the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) as the direct basis for the establishment of the job component validity of aptitude tests (that is, a procedure for estimating the aptitude requirements for jobs strictly on the basis of job analysis data). The sample of jobs used consisted of 658 jobs for which PAQ analyses were available that were 'matched' with 141 jobs for which the United States Training and Employment Service had published test data for job incumbents for the 9 tests of the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB). Job dimension scores (based on principal components analyses of PAQ data) were derived for the 658 jobs, and were used as predictors. The criteria were developed for each of the 141 'matched' jobs, these being based on the scores of the job incumbents, on the 9 tests. These were: (1) mean test score: (2) a score one standard deviaiton below the mean (called a potential cutoff score); and (3) a validity coefficient. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0785892
Entities
People
- Ernest J. McCormick
- Lloyd D. Marquardt
Organizations
- Purdue University