- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Kogan Page; 2nd Revised edition edition (Jan 28 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0749431261
- ISBN-13: 978-0749431266
- Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 15.2 x 23.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,221,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- See Complete Table of Contents
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
Product Details |
Product Description
Review
"Clarity and elegance are the hallmarks of this book ... an important step on the way to fair and effective implementation of psychometric tests." -- Financial Training Review
Product Description
The ground-breaking book that set out to dispel the misapprehension surrounding the use of psychometric testing in staff selection and development is now available in a revised edition. Still the only book describing the process fully, it now includes a new chapter on its application in educational and psychological testing, beyond the usual realms of human resource management. With growing numbers of organizations using psychometric testing today, it is essential reading for every HR professional and academic interested in keeping up to date with selection methods.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.ca
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very focused on employment, Feb 3 2010
By Christopher Weiss - Published on Amazon.com
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Using Psychometrics: A Practical Guide to Testing and Assessment (Paperback)
The primary topic of this book was uses of psychometrics in the workplace. I was looking for a more general discussion, and I was disappointed in this respect. Also, the book is primarily focused on the UK, and the references to legality and liability questions do not necessarily apply to the US. For any HR team considering implementing testing of future or current employees, this is a must read.One of the things the book did not explore is the lack of validity of many of the instruments it mentions. Some additional research on my part showed that some of the tests discussed should not be used. However, the author did describe meta-studies to demonstrate what are the most and least reliable ways of evaluating job candidates.
The graphical representations of cut offs and filtering of candidates by score was fascinating, and it was why I can confidently give this book three stars. There were very useful data representations regarding cut off scores and what they mean in terms of false positives and false negatives. This did address validity superficially, but not at a sufficiently meaningful level.
If you are looking for something outside of the HR arena, very little of this book would be useful.
1 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Help, May 4 2000
By Mr. Jacob Keren - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Using Psychometrics: A Practical Guide to Testing and Assessment (Paperback)
I must say this book has helped me. I have it, and I took the Psychometric Test, and it came out great!, Thanks a lot!
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Business & Investing > Industries & Professions > Human Resources & Personnel Management
- Books > Business & Investing > Job Hunting & Careers > Guides
- Books > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Management
- Books > Health, Mind & Body > Psychology & Counseling > Testing & Measurement
- Books > Professional & Technical > Business Management > Human Resources & Personnel Management
- Books > Professional & Technical > Business Management > Management & Leadership > Management
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
