Testing People at Work Competencies in Psychometric Testing

by Smith, Mike; Smith, Pam

• ISBN13: 9781405108171
• ISBN10: 1405108177
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Testing People at Work is an authoritative, practical text on selection and assessment. It explains psychometric testing in occupational settings and also covers other methods of selection such as assessment centres and e-selection. The book systematically covers all the topics required for the BPS Certificates of Competence in Testing, Levels A and B. This distinctive text: bull; bull;Covers the whole process of testing, from job analysis to reporting results. bull;Uses new theoretical frameworks for the topics of personality and motivation. bull;Includes extensive discussion of ethics in selection and assessment. bull;Incorporates many tables and diagrams giving practical help to users of psychometric tests. The book is accompanied by supplementary online material (including sample reports and notes on some controversies in testing), found at www.blackwellpublishing.com/testing

Author Biography

Mike Smith is based at Manchester Business School. His previous publications include Personnel Selection and Assessment: Individual and Organisational Perspectives (co-edited, 1993), Advances in Selection and Assessment (co-edited, 1993) and Analysing Organisational Behaviour (edited, 1991).

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Competence in Occupational Testing	1	(6)
Part I Preparation for Testing	7	(74)
Job Analysis and Person Specifications	9	(13)
An Introduction to Intelligence and Cognitive Ability	22	(9)
An Introduction to Personality	31	(27)
An Introduction to Motives (Needs, Values and Interests)	58	(14)
Attracting Applicants	72	(9)
Part II Psychometrics	81	(100)
Basic Statistics 1	83	(17)
Basic Statistics 2	100	(10)
The Sensitivity of Selection Measures	110	(3)
Standard Error and Reliability	113	(20)
Validity	133	(32)
Bias of Measures	165	(8)
Calculating the Sterling Value of Selection (Utility Analysis)	173	(8)
Part III Assessment Tools	181	(100)
Choice of Selection Methods	183	(4)
Psychometric Tests 1	187	(22)
Psychometric Tests 2	209	(11)
e-Selection	220	(18)
Other Scientific Methods of Selection	238	(24)
Less Scientific Methods of Selection	262	(7)
Assessment Centres	269	(12)
Part IV Using Tests	281	(102)
Test Administration	283	(15)
Norms and Profiles	298	(17)
Interpreting Scores	315	(32)
Face-to-face Feedback	347	(8)
Written Reports	355	(9)
Telephone Feedback	364	(4)
Ethics and Data Protection	368	(15)
Bibliography	383	(21)
Author Index	404	(6)
Occupation Index	410	(2)
Subject Index	412	(10)
Test and Measures Index	422