PPT-Validity of Selection Measures

Part 2 Foundations of Measurement for Human Resource Selection CHAPTER 5 2011 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved May not be scanned copied or duplicated or posted to a publicly accessible website in whole or in part. a comparative analysis of 3 online appraisal instruments ability to establish rigor. Karin . Hannes. Centre for Methodology of Educational Research. K.U.Leuven. The Aspirine . C. ase. To appraise or not to appraise. Is the Test Appropriate, Useful, and Meaningful?. Properties of Validity. Does the test measure what it purports to measure?. Validity is a property of inferences that can be made.. Validity should be established over multiple inferences.. Reliability gets more attention:. Easier to understand. Easier to measure. More formulas (like stats!). Base for validity. Need for validity. Does test measure what it claims?. Can test be used to make decisions?. Reliability gets more attention:. Easier to understand. Easier to measure. More formulas (like stats!). Base for validity. Need for validity. Does test measure what it claims?. Can test be used to make decisions?. Starter. Answer the exam questions in silence, no notes! . 15 . The students thought that having a dog on a lead was a useful measure of considerate . behaviour. because it had face validity. Explain what is meant by face validity in this context. . Validity . Is the translation from concept to . operationalization. accurately representing the underlying concept. . Does your variables measure what you think in abstract concepts.. This is more familiarly called Construct Validity.. David Oglesby. Partner Language Training Center Europe. What is Validity?. Merriam-Webster: (the quality of being) . well-grounded. (OE) or . justifiable. . (AF. ); at once . relevant. (ML) and . Ottusch. . H615. October 11, 2013. What is external validity?. “Concerns inferences about the extent to which a causal relationship holds over variations in persons, settings, treatments, and outcomes.” (p. 83). Basics . What is reliability? . What is validity? . Can you have one without the other? Why or why not? . Reliability. Observed score . = True score random error systematic error. Explain. Why is this important? . Diagnosis. Diagnosis within abnormal psychology means identifying and classifying abnormal behavior on the basis of . symptoms. , . the . patients’ self-reports, . observations. , . clinical tests . Human Resource Management Fifteenth Edition Chapter 6 Employee Testing and Selection Copyright © 2017, 2015, 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objectives (1 of 2) 6-1. Answer the question: Why is it UCL Institute of Education. Aims. To understand what ‘external validity’ is and why it is important….. The difference between sample and population average treatment effects (SATE and PATE). The assumptions under which estimates of SATE = PATE. Self Report Measures for Love and Compassion Research: Loneliness and Interpersonal ProblemsWeeks, D. G., Michela, J. L., Peplau, L. A., & Bragg, M. E. (1980). Relation between loneliness and depressi Devices for Measuring Constructs. Device = test of knowledge, machine, psychometric (psychologic measurement) instrument. Administration elicits a sample of behavior for many purposes. Sample of behavior represented by numbers: ultimate reduction, also operationalization of constructs.