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Pre-Employment Assessment and Testing Flashcards

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  1. Which component of a job analysis provides the foundation for establishing the content validity of a selection test?

    Answer: Identification of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs)

    Content validity requires demonstrating that test content represents the KSAOs identified as critical through a systematic job analysis.

  2. A situational judgment test (SJT) presents candidates with:

    Answer: Hypothetical work scenarios requiring a response choice

    SJTs describe realistic work situations and ask candidates to choose or rank responses, assessing judgment and decision-making relevant to the job.

  3. Under CODESP guidelines, a passing score (cut score) on a civil service exam should ideally be set based on:

    Answer: The minimum level of knowledge or skill needed to perform the job satisfactorily

    Cut scores should reflect the minimum competency level required for acceptable job performance, grounded in job analysis data.

  4. Which federal law requires that pre-employment polygraph tests are generally prohibited for most private-sector employers?

    Answer: The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

    The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) of 1988 prohibits most private employers from requiring, requesting, or using polygraph tests for pre-employment screening.

  5. An 'assessment center' in public-sector hiring most commonly refers to:

    Answer: A multi-method evaluation process using simulations, exercises, and trained assessors

    Assessment centers use multiple simulation exercises (e.g., in-basket, leaderless group discussions) evaluated by trained assessors to predict managerial or supervisory performance.

  6. When a test developer reports a validity coefficient of r = 0.35 for a selection test, this value indicates:

    Answer: A moderate positive relationship between test scores and job performance

    A validity coefficient of r = 0.35 represents a moderate positive correlation between predictor scores and criterion performance, which is considered practically meaningful in selection research.

  7. The primary purpose of a 'test plan' in developing a civil service examination is to:

    Answer: Map test items to job-relevant KSAOs with specified weights and item counts

    A test plan (or test blueprint) specifies which KSAOs will be tested, the proportion of items per area, and the difficulty distribution, ensuring systematic content coverage.