Module 5 Abstract 2

For decades, both the scholarly and practitioner-oriented literatures have called for research on the feasibility of automating assessment center processes. This need is heightened with the globalization of the modern workforce and the need to conduct remote assessment, often over seas, as quickly and cheaply as possible, without compromising the validity of this behavioral assessment method. This presentation will outline a 2-year project, conducted by the University of Illinois and the Korean Psychological Testing Institute, aimed at developing and validating a long distance assessment center system (LD-AC). First, a model will be introduced outlining the many points of potential automatization in the AC process. Then, the challenges in developing a system that is simultaneously inexpensive, fast, and valid are presented. Finally, a demo of our LD-AC system will be provided along with essential success specifications. The presentation will conclude with an outline of research questions still needing to be addressed regarding remote assessment, previously unanswered research questions that LD-ACs will allow us to explore, and guidelines for practitioners interested in setting up LD-ACs and other computer- and video-based assessments of their own.

Learning Objectives

To Understand the need for long distance assessment
To Understand the challenges involved in implementing long distance assessment systems
To learn about the LD-AC designed by the University of Illinois and the Korean Psychological Testing Institute
To come to know what we know, as well as what we have yet to understand regarding the validity of long distance assessment