Fairness in Employment Testing: Validity Generalization, Minority Issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On The General Aptitude Test Battery

ISBN 10: 0309040337 / ISBN 13: 9780309040334

Published by National Academies Press, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fairness in Employment Testing: Validity Generalization, Minority Issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309040337
• ISBN 13: 9780309040334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Declining American competitiveness in world economic markets has renewed interest in employment testing as a way of putting the right workers in the right jobs. A new study of the U.S. Department of Labor's General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) Referral System sheds light on key questions for America's employers: How well does the GATB predict job success? Are there scientific justifications for adjusting minority test scores? Will increased use of the GATB result in substantial increases in productivity?

Fairness in Employment Testing evaluates both the validity generalization techniques used to justify the use of the GATB across the spectrum of U.S. jobs and the policy of adjusting test scores to promote equal opportunity.

About the Author

John A. Hartigan and Alexandra K. Wigdor, Editors; Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery, National Research Council