In this unit you read about a variety of resources such as tests or measures and methods which can be utilized in a variety of work settings. In many settings several of these resources are incorporated into a single comprehensive design or program to address multiple issues or needs or answer multiple questions. One such program is the assessment center which you were introduced to in your Psychological Testing and Assessment text. Since an assessment center or any similar program using multiple assessment techniques (for example school counseling programs and special education intervention programs) typically provides decisions regarding a number of questions then it is important if not a requirement to evaluate the program for efficacy and utility.
You also learned about the concept of utility in the context of testing and assessment as applied to a single measure in Unit 5. Considerations involved in determining utility can also be applied to large-scale testing programs that employ multiple tests or measures in a selected battery.
While the authors of your Psychological Testing and Assessment text introduced an assessment center from 1956 that incorporated multiple tools and methods the Thornton and Gibbons’ 2009 article Validity of Assessment Centers for Personnel Selection elaborated on a review of the validity of elements of contemporary assessment centers and considerations when employing them.
For this discussion take into consideration the factors that affect a test’s utility which was identified in your Psychological Testing and Assessment text as psychometric soundness costs and benefits (pages 212218) as well as practical considerations when conducting utility analyses which includes pool of applicants complexity of the job and use of cut scores (pages 232235).
For this discussion identify three specific measures for a management assessment center addressing selection placement promotion and career training.
For the purposes identified above identify a specific instrument for each of the following areas:
Ability or aptitude testing.
Occupational career or interests.
Personality.
Then discuss one advantage and one disadvantage in selecting these tests for the battery.
Next identify at least one issue regarding factors of utility and utility analysis with this battery of tests.
Finally include how you would evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating your measures into this battery. How would you determine that the three tests are adequate for addressing the purposes of selection placement promotion and career training?
Include in your discussion if and how computerized assessment could be incorporated into your battery or evaluation.
Must be plagiarism free and have two cited references and be 500 words minimum