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THE IMPLICATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES FOR COURT DECISIONS INVOLVING CRITERION‐RELATED VALIDITY: A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
KLEIMAN LAWRENCE S.,
FALEY ROBERT H.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1985.tb00568.x
Subject(s) - psychology , criterion validity , test (biology) , interpretation (philosophy) , law , applied psychology , social psychology , construct validity , psychometrics , political science , clinical psychology , computer science , paleontology , biology , programming language
Title VII court cases litigated since 1978 were reviewed to assess the implications of the latest professional and legal guidelines for court deliberations regarding the criterion‐related validity of paper‐and‐pencil tests with adverse impact. Major topics important to an understanding of predictor, criterion, procedural, data analysis, and interpretation issues were examined. Among the major findings were the heavy reliance placed on test development procedures and the reluctance of many judges to accept recent research findings, often contained in professional guidelines, which are inconsistent with those in the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978). Suggestions are offered throughout to guide employers who are interested in successfully conducting or defending a criterion‐related validation study.