New Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation of Perceptual Speed Abilities
Abstract
In this research project, we developed, refined, and demonstrated both the reliability and validity (for predicting individual differences in complex task performance) of a set of perceptual speed ability tests. These tests are fully computerized and can be administered with off-the-shelf PCs. The individual tests are short (each test requires only a few minutes to administer), and are robust to differential strategies of speed or accuracy emphasis. With the existing software platform, the tests can be modified with little effort (which with further development, could be modified in real-time), to avoid any problems associated with repeated assessments or test practice. The measures demonstrate substantial incremental validity, over and above the kind of extant tests of cognitive and intellectual abilities that underlie the standard selection measures used by the U.S. Air Force. Further exploration of these tests, or tests similar to those developed in this project, is highly recommended for ultimate adoption in the operational selection environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA419862
Entities
People
- Phillip L. Ackerman
Organizations
- Georgia Tech