Testing People at Work: Competencies in Psychometric Testing

Acknowledgements.

1. Competence in Occupational Testing.

Part I Preparation for Testing:.

2. Job Analysis and Person Specifications.

3. Introduction to Intelligence & Cognitive Ability.

4. Introduction to Personality.

5. Introduction to Motives (Needs, Interest and Values).

6. Attracting Applicants.

Part II Psychometrics.

7. Basic Statistics 1.

8. Basic Statistics 2.

9. Sensitivity of Selection Measures.

10. Standard Error and Reliability.

11. Validity.

12. Bias of Measures.

13. Calculating the Sterling Value of Selection (utilities analysis).

Part III Assessment Tools.

14. Choice of Selection Methods.

15. Psychometric Tests 1.

16. Psychometric Tests 2.

17. e-Selection.

18. Other Scientific Methods of Selection.

19. Assessment Centres.

Part IV Using Tests.

20. Test Administration.

21. Norms and Profiles.

22. Interpreting Scores.

23. Face-to-face Feedback.

24. Written Reports.

25. Telephone Feedback.

26. Ethics and Data Protection.

Bibliography.

Author Index.

Occupation Index.

Subject Index.

Tests and Measures Index