The Validation of a Domain General Systems Thinking Assessment Test for Personnel Selection and Classification
Abstract
The goal of this research was to develop a domain independent measure of systems thinking (ST) and to collect preliminary construct and content validation evidence for the model. An extensive literature search identified four sub constructs of systems thinking: holistic thinking, adaptability, forecasting, and closed-loop thinking. Measures of these four ST constructs were developed and refined by modifying a version of the Air Force Multi-Attribute Task Battery (MATB). The criterion-related validity of two existing measures of ST (an ability/skill measure and a dispositional tendency/preference measure) via job performance ratings was assessed. A small-sample validation study showed that the four ST subconstruct operationalizations demonstrated adequate variability, were often moderately positively correlated with each other, and were related to several conceptually relevant skill/ability and dispositional variables. Findings from a larger-sample criterion-related study using previously existing measures of ST are also discussed. Directions for future research and additional refinements to the existing ST model are discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 05, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1074135
Entities
People
- Amanda Harwood
- Dean Cisler
- Jake Quartuccio
- Maryjo Kolze
- Reeshad S. Dalal
- Sam Monfort
- Samantha Dubrow
- Stephen J. Zaccaro
- Tyler H Shaw
- Wenmo Kong
- William Miller
Organizations
- George Mason University