Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures
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Table of Contents
Committees
Foreword
Introduction
Statement of Purpose
Principles as Guidance
Selection Procedures Defined
Overview of the Validation Process
Sources of Evidence
Evidence Based on the Relationship Between Scores on Predictors and Other Variables
Content-Related Evidence
Evidence Based on the Internal Structure of the Test
Evidence Based on Response Processes
Evidence Based on Consequences of Personnel Decisions
Planning the Validation Effort
Existing Evidence
Proposed Uses
Requirements of Sound Inference
Feasibility
Analysis of Work
Purposes for Conducting an Analysis of Work
Level of Detail
Sources of Validity Evidence
Evidence of Validity Based on Relationships with Measures of Other Variables
Criterion-Related Evidence of Validity
Feasibility of a Criterion-Related Validation Study
Design and Conduct of Criterion-Related Studies
Criterion Development
Choice of Predictor
Choice of Participants
Data Analysis for Criterion-Related Validity
Evidence for Validity Based on Content
Feasibility of a Content-Based Validation Study
Design and Conduct of Content-Based Strategies
Defining the Content Domain
Choosing the Selection Procedure
Procedural Considerations
Evaluating Content-Related Evidence
Evidence of Validity Based on Internal Structure
Generalizing Validity Evidence
Transportability
Synthetic Validity/Job Component Validity
Meta-Analysis
Fairness and Bias
Fairness
Bias
Predictive Bias
Measurement Bias
Operational Considerations in Personnel Selection
Initiating a Validation Effort
Defining the Organizations Needs, Objectives, and Constraints
Communicating the Validation Plan
Understanding Work and Worker Requirements
Strategies for Analyzing the Work Domain and Defining Worker Requirements
Considerations in Specifying the Sampling Plan
Documentation of the Results
Selecting Assessment Procedures for the Validation Effort
Review of Research Literature
Psychometric Considerations
Administration and Scoring Considerations
Format and Medium
Acceptability to the Candidate
Alternate Forms
Selecting the Validation Strategy
Fit to Objectives, Constraints, and Selection Procedures
Individual Assessments
Selecting Criterion Measures
Performance-Oriented Criteria
Other Indices
Relevance and Psychometric Considerations
Data Collection
Communications
Pilot Testing
Match Between Data Collection and Implementation Expectations
Confidentiality
Quality Control and Security
Data Analyses
Data Accuracy
Missing Data/Outliers
Descriptive Statistics
Appropriate Analyses
Differential Prediction
Combining Selection Procedures Into an Assessment Battery
Multiple Hurdles Versus Compensatory Models
Cutoff Scores Versus Rank Orders
Bands
Norms
Communicating the Effectiveness of Selection Procedures 48
Appropriate Use of Selection Procedures
Combining Selection Procedures
Using Selection Procedures for Other Purposes
Recommendations
Technical Validation Report
Identifying Information
Statement of Purpose
Analysis of Work
Search for Alternative Selection Procedures
Selection Procedures
Relationship to Work Requirements
Criterion Measures (When Applicable)
Research Sample
Results
Scoring and Transformation of Raw Scores
Normative Information
Recommendations
Caution Regarding Interpretations
References
Administration Guide
Introduction and Overview
Contact Information
Selection Procedures
Applicability
Administrators
Information Provided to Candidates
Guidelines for Administration of Selection Procedures
Administration Environment
Scoring Instructions and Interpretation Guidelines
Test Score Databases
Reporting and Using Selection Procedure Scores
Candidate Feedback
Nonstandard Administrations (See Also Candidates With Disabilities)
Reassessing Candidates
Corrective Reassessment
Security of the Selection Procedure
References
Other Circumstances Regarding the Validation Effort and Use of Selection Procedures
Influence of Changes in Organizational Demands
Review of Validation and Need for Updating the Validation Effort
Candidates With Disabilities
Responsibilities of the Selection Procedure Developers, Researchers, and Users
References
Glossary of Terms
Index
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