Testing in the Fire Service Industry: A Handbook for Developing Balanced and Defensible Assessments - Softcover

Bell-Pichard, Stacy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0741473496 ISBN 13: 9780741473493

Publisher: Infinity Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Featured Topics - Up-to-date information on EEO testing in the fire service industry - Identification of testing issues that will likely trigger a lawsuit - Steps on validating tests using content and criterion-related validity - Results from a national study which reveal the key competencies that should be measured to identify successful firefighter candidates - Appropriate uses of test results - Detailed description of validating a physical ability for candidates and incumbents - Checklists to use for evaluating the validity of pre-employment and promotional selection of assessments

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Dan Biddle is the CEO of Biddle Consulting Group, Inc., (BCG), a consulting firm specializing in the areas of test development and validation, EEO compliance, and Human Resource software development. BCG has consulted with numerous Fortune 500 companies and hundreds of public sector agencies in matters pertaining to these areas, and maintains over 1,000 software or service clients worldwide. BCG also provides expert witness and consulting services in state and federal litigation matters, or in response to government audits. Dan has over 20 years of experience in the EEO analysis and test validation fields, and resides in Folsom, California, with his wife and four children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Infinity Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0741473496
• ISBN 13: 9780741473493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122