Personnel and Occupational Testing

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues

• Value of Employment Testing
• Test Security
• Ethical Standards for Test Users
• Test Administration Guide
• Percentile Classification
• Administration of Test
• Scoring of Tests
• Interpretation of Test
• Writing Psychological Reports
• Test Norming
• Value of Test to the Applicant or Employee
• Value of Test to Organizations
• Diagnostic Employment Interviewing
• Personnel Testing
• Characteristics of a Good Test
• Verifying Test Standardization
• Checking Test Objective
• Test Reliability
• Ascertaining Test Validity
• Evaluating Test Appropriateness
• Assessing Test Difficulty Level
• Ease of Test Administration
• Uniformity of Procedure in Administration and Scoring of Test
• Test Time Limits
• Oral Test Instructions
• Speed vs. Test Difficulty
• Group vs. Individual Tests
• Written vs. Job Performance Test
• Verbal vs. Non-verbal Tests
• Standardized vs. Non-standardized Test
• Culture Fair or Culture Free Test
• Projective Test
• Administration of Psychological Tests
• General Principles For The Administration Of Psychological Tests:
• Following Standardized Test Procedure In Detail
• Record Any Unusual Testing Conditions
• Take Testing Conditions Into Account When Interpreting Test Results
• Evaluation of Test Materials
• Testing
• Technical Competence
• Technical Competence - Level A
• Technical Competence - Level B
• Technical Competence - Level C
• Aptitude Test
• Test of ‘Individual Differences’
• Personality Test
• Adjustment Test
• Personnel and Counselling Psychology Test
• Purpose of Testing
• Guard Against Appropriation or Modification of Published Test Elements
• Role of the Examiner During the Testing Session
• Role of the Examiners After the Testing Session
• Maximum Performance vs. Typical Performance
• Types of Tests
• Test of ability
• Intelligence
• Interest Tests
• Mental Maturity
• Scholastic Aptitude
• General Ability
• Mental Ability
• Primary Mental Abilities
• Achievement Tests
• Measurement of Emotional, Motivational, Interpersonal and Attitudinal Characteristics
• Objective Tests
• Subjective Tests