Literature Survey. Part 1. Assessment Technology
Abstract
A literature survey of assessment technology and application was conducted to identify techniques that might be useful to an executive development program for future leaders of the U.S. Army. Literature was sorted into five categories: assessment purpose, procedures, validity, cost/benefit analysis, and assessor qualifications. Abstracts of 27 validity studies were prepared and presented in a summary table. A second summary table presented information on level, validity, purpose, costs, and assessor level for 16 assessment programs. The majority of the literature was found to be based on mid-level assessment for industrial requirements. Research and application is currently moving toward situational testing rather than psychometrics. Assessment center techniques continue to be popular in medium and large firms. Longitudinal studies of predictive validity for assessment center techniques show acceptable validity measures. Cost/benefit analyses of assessment techniques are hampered by a lack of individual benefit metric. Keywords: Cost analysis, Army personnel, Leadership, Office personnel, Careers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA203113
Entities
People
- Evelyn K. Hendrix
- Patricia A. Harris