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OPERATIONALIZING THE “BEHAVIORAL CONSISTENCY” APPROACH: SELECTION TEST DEVELOPMENT BASED ON A CONTENT‐ORIENTED STRATEGY
Author(s) -
SCHMITT NEAL,
OSTROFF CHERI
Publication year - 1986
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.1744-6570.1986.tb00576.x
Subject(s) - operationalization , psychology , consistency (knowledge bases) , reliability (semiconductor) , test (biology) , selection (genetic algorithm) , personnel selection , content validity , content (measure theory) , test validity , social psychology , applied psychology , psychometrics , computer science , statistics , artificial intelligence , clinical psychology , mathematics , epistemology , paleontology , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics , biology
This paper delineates a systematic procedure for operationalizing the “behavioral consistency” notion, proposed by Wernimont and Campbell (1968), for a Civil Service job. The steps used in developing selection tests from a content‐oriented strategy are illustrated, and the transformation of specific job behaviors into tests related to job content but modified so that inexperienced applicants can complete them is demonstrated. Test reliability and judged content validity of the examinations are presented.