Journal of Applied Psychology 1992
An interview approach to work sample criterion measurement.
Abstract
A variety of measurement techniques have been used to assess job proficiency, including hands-on work sample tests, job knowledge tests, and ratings. The current research effort examined the viability of an interview approach to work sample criterion measurement. Hands-on and interview work sample measures were developed and administered to 1,491 enlisted personnel in eight Air Force specialties. Job-level analyses yielded moderate (.46) to high (.84) correlations but produced significant mean differences (six of eight specialties) between the two techniques. In addition, the patterns of relationships between each work sample test and a series of related performance, aptitude, and experience measures were found to be quite similar, and the magnitudes of these correlations were similar to those in studies reported previously
- DOI
- 10.1037/0021-9010.77.4.453
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