Physical Test Validation for Job Selection. Chapter 5
Abstract
This State of the Art Review (SOAR) chapter examines the issues related to physical test validation for job selection. The chapter is divided into three major sections. The first examines issues and accepted methods of test validation. The focus is on the interpretation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines as they relate to test validation. The I sanctioned validation methods are content validity, criterion-related validity; and construct validity. The measurement theory used to evaluate the quality of employment tests is based on the American Psychological Association standards for: validating educational and psychological tests. A major difference in physical test validation is the use of physiological I rather then psychological tests. The second section of the chapter examines the differences between physiological and psychological test validation. The goal of physiological validation is to define the physiological capacity needed by a worker to perform the work demanded by the task. Principle features of physiological validation approach are the use of a physiological metric to quantify test performance and the interpretation of validity results with relevant physiological research and theory. The final section of the chapter is a review of published employment validation research of physical tests.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 21, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA420685
Entities
People
- Andrew S. Jackson
- James A. Hodgdon
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center