Validity Generalization Results for Computer Programmers.
Using both the Bayesian validity generalization procedure presented in Schmidt, Hunter, Pearlman, and Shane and a second, recently developed Bayesian procedure, this study shows that most of the between-study variance in four distributions of observed validity coefficients of the Programmer Aptitude...
| Published in: | Journal of Applied Psychology Vol. 65; no. 6; pp. 643 - 662 |
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American Psychological Association
Dec80
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=5097388&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 5097388 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00219010 JAY jtl: Journal of Applied Psychology issn: 00219010 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec80 vid: 65 iid: 6 pid: 34 pub: American Psychological Association artinfo: ui: 5097388 10.1037/0021-9010.65.6.643 ppf: 643 ppct: 19 formats: tig: atl: Validity Generalization Results for Computer Programmers. aug: au: Schmidt, Frank L. Gast-Rosenberg, Ilene Hunter, John E. affil: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C. George Washington University Michigan State University su: Computer programmers Electronic data processing personnel Ability testing Educational tests & measurements Psychological tests Estimation theory Statistical sampling Analysis of variance sug: subj: Computer programmers Electronic data processing personnel Ability testing Educational tests & measurements Psychological tests Estimation theory Statistical sampling Analysis of variance ab: Using both the Bayesian validity generalization procedure presented in Schmidt, Hunter, Pearlman, and Shane and a second, recently developed Bayesian procedure, this study shows that most of the between-study variance in four distributions of observed validity coefficients of the Programmer Aptitude Test for measures of proficiency on the job is artifactual in nature. The average percentage of variance accounted for by artifacts was 69 using the Schmidt et al. procedure (without the Fisher's z transformation) and 65 using the new procedure. These figures were lower (39% and 41%, respectively) for the single distribution of training criterion validities. Results for both procedures indicated that validities were generalizable to new settings in four of five cases. Further analyses indicated that corrections for sampling error alone were sufficient to support the conclusions of validity generalizability. These findings taken together indicate that validity generalization is a robust phenomenon. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 1980 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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