Fairness in Employment Testing by National Research Council,... - 9780309074735

National Academies Press

Fairness in Employment TestingValidity Generalization, Minority Issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery\nAuthor(s): National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery, Alexandra K. Wigdor, John A. Hartigan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: National Academies Press, United States\nImprint: National Academies Press\nISBN-13: 9780309074735, 978-0309074735\nSynopsis\nDeclining American competitiveness in world economic markets has renewed interest in employment testing as a way of putting the right workers in the right jobs. A new study of the [url] Department of Labor's General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) Referral System sheds light on key questions for America's employers: How well does the GATB predict job success? Are there scientific justifications for adjusting minority test scores? Will increased use of the GATB result in substantial .