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Selection

Age Bias Response to Mark and Tim

October 14, 2009

For some reason my reply button for responding to comments does not work. So I am replying here to comments received from Mark and Tim to a previous blog.
In response to Tim, my powers of prediction were based more on history than on moral hopelessness. For some reason, the courts have consistently drawn a distinction [...]

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On Writing Tests

September 8, 2009

From the Washington Post, a short article on the issues in writing employment tests. The article does not say anything new nor does it really spell out the issues, but it does highlight the continuing conflict between the demands of public sector testing for merit and security and the pressures for equal outcomes in employment [...]

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Determinism in the Workplace IV: Why Behavior?

August 22, 2009

Before going much further in this discussion, I need to explain my emphasis on “behavior.” OK Tim, you say, “what about attitude?” Frankly, as a manager in the workplace, I didn’t give a tinker’s damn about attitude (except possibly as it might be expressed in behavior). I can’t see it, I can’t measure it, and [...]

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Steal (or Copy) this Blog – Please

July 29, 2009

The Rorschach has been leaked by Wikipedia.
I debated posting this news item, because it adds to the publicity for what would appear to be at least a borderline ethical act. However, as reported by the New York Times and other media outlets, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has been engulfed in a furious debate involving psychologists who [...]

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SPSS to IBM

July 28, 2009

As many of us watch the baseball trades, a big trade impacting human resources occurred today. Many of us make use of SPSS software for statistical analysis. Thus, this announcement may have long term significance.
From the Wall Street Journal:
International Business Machines Corp. agreed to buy software developer SPSS Inc. for $1.2 billion, expanding Big Blue’s [...]

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SIOP Leading Edge Consortium

July 27, 2009

SIOP will be sponsoring another leading edge consortium. This one is on the “Leading Edge of Selection and Assessment in a Global Setting.”

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Searching for Unpublished Measures

July 21, 2009

Searching for unpublished tests or measures can be very frustrating. So the following represents a very exciting future development. The American Psychological Association (APA) is planning a PsycTESTS database.  This exciting new product is being designed to provide access to the full text of many unpublished tests and measures and to provide information to help the [...]

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New Haven Decision on Firefighter Promotions

June 29, 2009

The New Haven decision is in. I guess you never want to say a predictable decision, but it probably was:
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race. The ruling reverses a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals-court judge. [...]

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New Tool for Determing Test Equivalence

June 24, 2009

Assessment Systems Corporation offers a number of very useful tools for the employment test developer. They have introduced a new program for establishing equivalent forms based on IRT theory. ASC released its new IRT Form Building Tool this week. The Form Building Tool is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet designed to aid in the assembly of [...]

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Test Preparation Programs and the SAT

May 22, 2009

In a recent article, the Wall Street Journal questions the value of test preparation programs for standardized educational tests.
I am a common sense kind of guy, who likes to nutshell. I believe you can reduce the literature on coaching programs for standardized educational test taking to the following:
Coaching does have an effect on test performance [...]

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