Fundamentals Of Human Development: The Strengths And Weaknesses

Employee selection methods introduced in Ch. 6 of Fundamentals of Human Development include applications, employment tests, interviews, background investigations, and medical or physical examinations.



Select the method that you feel is most useful, and discuss the reliability and validity of the method you select. Discuss what the strengths and weaknesses of the selected method are.



Content validity is a demonstration that the content of a selection procedure is representative of important aspects of performance on the job. For example, employers demonstrate the content validity of a test by showing that the test constitutes a fair sample of the job’s content. In selecting students for dental school, many schools give applicants chunks of chalk and ask them to carve something that looks like a tooth. If the content you choose for the test is a representative sample of what the person needs to know for the job, then the test is probably content valid. Clumsy dental students need not apply.



content validity

A test that is content valid is one in which the test contains a fair sample of the tasks and skills actually needed for the job in question.