Table of Contents: Evaluation of the U.S. Employment Service workplan for the GATB improvement project /

Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Testing and Assessment., National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
Other Authors:	Atkinson, Richard C.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
Subjects:	Occupational aptitude tests. General aptitude test battery. Ability > Testing. SCIENCE > Cognitive Science. PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=123718

Table of Contents:

""Evaluation of the U.S. Employment Service Workplan for the GATB Improvement Project""; ""Contents""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""THE GATB IMPROVEMENT PLAN: SPECIFIC EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""GATB VALIDITY RESEARCH""; ""REDUCTION OF GATB SCORE DIFFERENCES AMONG RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS""; ""MAINTAINING THE GATB""; ""DEVELOPING NEW NORMS""; ""COMPUTERIZING THE GATB""; ""GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDIX U.S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE'S WORKPLAN FOR THE GENERAL APTITUDE TEST BATTERY (GATB) IMPROVEMENT PROJECT""; ""Background""
""GATB IMPROVEMENT PLAN-Midterm Status Summary""""AREA 1: GATB VALIDITY RESEARCH""; ""AREA 2: REDUCE GATB SCORE DIFFERENCES AMONG RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS""; ""AREA 3: MAINTAIN THE GATB""; ""AREA 4: DEVELOP NEW NORMS""; ""AREA 5: COMPUTERIZED GATB""; ""AREA 6: PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON PROPER USE OF THE GATB""