measurement in selection and reliability

Question 1

two types of variables must be identified for _:

1. _ (what is meant by employee success on the job), e.g. _ ratings of work performance
2. _ (measures of WRCs identified through job _)

Answer 1

prediction, criterion, supervisory, predictor, analysis

Question 2

_ scale: two or more mutually exclusive categories

Answer 2

nominal

Question 3

_ scale: rank-order objects of individuals from high to low

Answer 3

ordinal

Question 4

_: uses constant units of measurement to rank-order

Answer 4

interval

Question 5

_ (2): has an absolute zero point, and differences between numerical values have meaning

Answer 5

ratio scale

Question 6

a predictor or criterion is _ if:

1. same _
2. administration: information is _ in the same way
3. rules for _ exist

Answer 6

standardized, content, collected, scoring

Question 7

predictor or selection procedures e.gs: _ information, interviews, _

Answer 7

background, tests

Question 8

advantages of using existing measures:

1. _ expensive
2. less _
3. have an idea of _ and _

Answer 8

less, time-consuming, reliability, validity

Question 9

norm _: establishing a person’s _ position _ a group of others

Answer 9

referencing, relative, against

Question 10

to interpret the results of measurement, we need to know:

1. _ (3) on the selection procedure
2. the _ of the selection procedure

Answer 10

how others scored, validity

Question 11

characteristics of a normal distribution:

1. _ shaped
2. _ to either side of the _
3. mean score is the _ point on the curve
4. mean is the _ between min and max

Answer 11

bell, symmetrical, mean, highest, mid-point

Question 12

_ scores show the percentage of persons in a norm group who fall _ a given score on a measure

Answer 12

percentile, below

Question 13

the _ the percentile score, the _ a person’s performance _ to others

Answer 13

higher, better, relative

Question 14

_ scores represent _ to raw scores

Answer 14

standard, adjustments

Question 15

_ scores are a form of standard score

Answer 15

stanine

Question 16

_ (3), also called modern psychometrics, is another alternative to classical test theory

Answer 16

item response theory

Question 17

The basic idea underlying item response theory is that an individual’s _ on a test item is determined by:

1. the individual’s _ (2) on the attribute being assessed
2. the _ associated with the item

Answer 17

response, trait level, qualities

Question 18

each item on an item response test has its own item “_ (2)”

Answer 18

characteristic curve

Question 19

with item response theory, _ can be measured on a _ scale

Answer 19

ability, standardized

Question 20

in a _ item characteristic curve, as soon as the ability of the respondent _ the difficulty of the question, the probability of a _ answer rises instantly from _ to 100%

Answer 20

perfect, meets, correct, 0

Question 21

item _ is a “location index”

Answer 21

difficulty

Question 22

item _ describes how well an item can identify _ in the respondent’s ability

Answer 22

discrimination, differences

Question 23

item banks are a _ of test questions, ensures increased test _ as different test takers receive _ items

Answer 23

repository, security, different

Question 24

classical test theory and item response theory are item _ methods

Answer 24

scoring

Question 25

classical testing, _ testing, and item banking are item _ methods

Answer 25

computer-adaptive, delivery

Question 26

reliability is determined by the _ (3) between two sets of scores on the _ measure

Answer 26

degree of consistency, same

Question 27

observed score = _ + _

Answer 27

true score, error

Question 28

_ reliability assesses the _ over time for a set of scores on a particular test for a given sample

Answer 28

test-retest, stability

Question 29

test-retest reliability assumes:

1. _ (2) remains unchanged
2. _ can be different, _ of errors are _ over time

Answer 29

true score, errors, variance, equivalent

Question 30

_ (2) reliability assesses the stability of scores from one test form to another test form

Answer 30

parallel form

Question 31

_ (2) treats different parts of a test as if they were _ forms of the same test

Answer 31

internal consistency, alternate

Question 32

_ reliability is the stability of _ across _

Answer 32

interrater, ratings, judges

Question 33

_ (4) is the index measure of the _ of random error around the true score

Answer 33

standard error of measurement, distribution