Utility

Question 1

Usefulness or practical value of a test, training program, intervention

Answer 1

Utility

Question 2

Factors that affect a test’s utility

Answer 2

psychometric soundness, costs, benefits

Question 3

Family of techniques that entail a cost-benefit analysis designed to yield info relevant to a decision about the usefulness or practical value of a tool or assessment

Answer 3

Utility analysis

Question 4

Ratio of benefits to costs

Answer 4

Ratio on investment

Question 5

Increase base rate of successful performance that is associated with a particular level of criterion-related validity

Answer 5

taylor-russell tables

Question 6

Facilitates decision making with regard to test use or recruitment to lower the selection ratio

Answer 6

taylor-russell tables

Question 7

Likely average increase in criterion performance as a result of using a particular test or intervention

Answer 7

Naylor-shine tables

Question 8

Facilitates decision making with regard to likely increase in performance with test use or recruitment needed to lower selection ratio

Answer 8

Naylor-shine tables

Question 9

Refers to an estimate of the benefit (monetary) of using a particular test or selection method

Answer 9

The Brogden-Cronbach-Gleser formula/utility gain

Question 10

Estimated increase in work output

Answer 10

Productivity gain

Question 11

Reference point in scoring a test

Answer 11

cut score

Question 12

Set with reference to the performance of a group

Answer 12

Relative cut score

Question 13

Set with reference to a judgment concerning a minimum level of proficiency required to be included in a particular classification

Answer 13

Fixed cut score (absolute cut score)

Question 14

Refers to the use of 2 or more cut score with reference to one predictor for the purpose of categorizing testtakers

Answer 14

multiple cut score

Question 15

Achievement of a particular cut score in one test is necessary in order to advance to the next stage of evaluation in the selection process

Answer 15

Multiple hurdle

Question 16

An assumption us made that high scores on one attribute can balance out or compensate for low scores on another attribute

Answer 16

compensatory model of selection

Question 17

Suitable statistical tool in making selection decisions

Answer 17

Multiple regression

Question 18

A method of setting cut score in which experts in the area provide estimates regarding how testakers who at least minimal competence for the position should answer test items correctly

Answer 18

Angoff method

Question 19

When there is low inter-rater reliability and major disagreement regarding how certain populations of testtakers should respond to items

Answer 19

Achilles heel of angoff method

Question 20

Entails collection of data on the predictor of interest from groups known to possess and not to possess a trait, attribute of interest; cut score is set to discrimate 2 groups test performance

Answer 20

Known groups method (method of contrasting groups)

Question 21

To pass, the testtaker must answer items that are deemed to be above some minimum level of difficulty which is determined by experts and serves as cut score

Answer 21

IRT-based method

Question 22

Items with the same level of difficulty ievaluate sa experts whether a licensed individual maka-answer sa items correctly. Kadaghan mag rate until makaset ug cut score for that particular item

Answer 22

Item-mapping method

Question 23

Expert places a bookmark between 2 pages that are deemed to separate testtakers who have minimal knowledge and skills from those who haven’t.

Answer 23

Bookmark method

Question 24

Family of techniques typically used to shed light on the relationship between certain variables and 2 naturally occurring groups successfuk and unsuccessful on the job

Answer 24

Disriminant analysis

Question 25

Norm referenced method by Thorndike

Answer 25

Method of predictive yield