A Review of Models and Procedures for Synthetic Validation for Entry-Level Army Jobs
Abstract
This review presents relevant literature in the areas of synthetic validation, job component models, and expert judgments. Synthetic validation is a logical process for inferring test battery validity from elemental test validities for job components. The review describes a number of key linkages required for synthetic validation, presents a model of the steps to establish linkages, reviews and evaluates synthetic validation studies in terms of how completely linkages were established and empirically supported, and concludes that sound techniques exist to investigate synthetic validation as a basis for test development for entry-level Army jobs. The review introduces issues important to the choice of a job component model that will describe more than 250 entry-level Army jobs and defines four basic ways to describe and classify jobs. Models representing each approach are discussed and evaluated in terms of applicability for the Army's synthetic validation efforts. Issues related to reliability and validity of expert judgments are discussed. The report concludes with suggestions for development of job component models, judgment procedures, and synthetic validation procedures specific to requirements of the Synthetic Validation Project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA205438
Entities
People
- Elaine D. Pulakos
- Jennifer L. Crafts
- Philip L. Szenas
- Wei J. Chia
Organizations
- American Institutes for Research