Evidence for Validity and Reliability, and Development of Performance Standards and Cut-Scores for Job-Related Tests of Physical Aptitude for Structural Firefighters.
Objective: This multi-part study aimed to revise an existing battery of physical aptitude tests for firefighter applicants. Test validity and reliability were evaluated and performance thresholds were determined. Methods: In Part I, 49 structural firefighters rated the similarity between the physica...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Vol. 63; no. 11; pp. 992 - 1003 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Nov2021
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