Lecture 5 - Validating fitness tests and standards for physically demanding occupations

Question 1

Required fitness level are intended to ensure the employee can perform the specific duties of they job in a ____, ______ and ______ manner.

Answer 1

safe; efficient; reliable

Question 2

Pre-employments screening tests are also known as ?

Answer 2

applicant testing

Question 3

Testing for people already employed is known as?

Answer 3

incumbent testing

Question 4

It is important to ensure the tests and standards used are valid in order to be what three things?

Answer 4

1. Fair to applicants
2. Fair to employees
3. Able to withstand legal challenge

Question 5

The first set in creating a valid test in to establish a project management team consisting of all ______ ________.

Answer 5

stake holders

Question 6

What 3 phases can the guidelines be grouped into?

Answer 6

1. Task analysis
2. Quantification of physically demanding tasks
3. Assessing the individuals physical capacities

Question 7

During the task analysis, what are the two things to identify?

Answer 7

1. most commonly performed

2. most physically demanding

Question 8

Assessment of whether the individual has the physical capacities necessary for safe, efficient and reliable performance involves what two things?

Answer 8

1. Developing valid tests or test battery that reflect the physical and physiological demands of the job
2. Establishing valid minimum standards or cut scores

Question 9

For developing a valid test, what three types of test could be used?

Answer 9

1. Fitness component test
2. Task simulation test
3. Hybrid

Question 10

Convergent validity uses _____ sources of information and different research methods/strategies to establish the validity of the test.

Answer 10

multiple

Question 11

What are 5 strategies for test validation?

Answer 11

1. Task analysis
2. Time motion analysis/video analysis
3. Physiological demands
4. Participant feedback
5. Use of subject matter experts

Question 12

What are standards typically?

Answer 12

1. Normative-referenced

2. Criterion-referenced

Question 13

For normative-referenced standards the typical approach is to test a _______ sample of workers.

Answer 13

Representative

Question 14

For normative referenced standards, the standard is based on _______ _______ from a sample.

Answer 14

observed performance

Question 15

For criterion-referenced standards, it is based on a _____ that can be associated with an acceptable rate of work.

Answer 15

criterion (criterion)

Question 16

With firefighting test, ________ equations were used to determine the minimally acceptable pace.

Answer 16

regression

Question 17

The _______ method is used to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable scores.

Answer 17

bookmark

Question 18

It is necessary to establish the _______ _______ to ensure the test and standards are reliable.

Answer 18

reliability coefficients