Procedures in employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 173623112X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-112923

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Author:: Bingham, Walter Van Dyke http://d-nb.info/gnd/123042593; Freyd, Max

Title:: Procedures in employment psychology

Place of publication:: Chicago & New York

Publisher:: Shaw

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: XI, 269 S

Digitisation:: 2020

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: XIX. The examinations at work

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THE EXAMINATIONS AT WORK 223 ity with the technical details of his own testing job. He should be personally acceptable, courteous, and friendly, for applicants cannot always do themselves justice in a test given by some one who does not command their confidence. He should be well grounded in scientific method and the theory of tests. His immediate training should include ample drill in the exact procedures of examining, scoring, and interpreting results, so that he will not be tempted to upset the carefully established norms by “improving” or otherwise changing standard practice. An outline of the steps by which the examinations were developed will give him respect for the research method, and will provide the background needed for any additional statistical work re- quired by the investigator for the upkeep of the tests and their further evaluation. The forms. The examinations should be used in selection exactly as evaluated. Forms will have to be devised for making their administration operate smoothly. Directions for giving the tests, scoring the tests, preparing scoring sten- cils, and using the forms, should be provided in permanent form. If test forms are to be printed, they may be bound as a booklet for convenience of administration. It is advisable to have all of the applicant’s test records kept on one sheet. This should provide space for recording not only the test scores, but also the significance of these scores as indications of future vocational performance. A good practice is to print the test record form on a folder of letter size, in which all original test sheets may be filed. A record sheet used in the West Lynn Works of the General Electric Company is given in Figure 31. The room. The provisions for testing will depend on the available office space. In general, the room should conform to the requirements set forth in Chapter XII. For indi- vidual testing, the office of the examiner may serve. For group testing, any large room may be used which is unoccu- pied during certain hours of the day. Committee rooms will

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