It looks like construct validity, but look again: Comment on Clutterbuck et al. (2021) and recommendations for test developers in the broad “empathy” domain.

by | Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Personality, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Psychometric Testing, Psychometrics, Validity

April 13, 2022 Conceptual flaws can undermine even rigorous test development efforts, especially in the broad empathy and social cognition domains, which are characterized by measure proliferation and inconsistently used construct terms. We discuss these issues,...

Illustrating a narrative: A test of game elements in game‐like personality assessment

by | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Gamification, Organisational Psychology, Personality, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Psychometric Testing

February 1, 2022 Abstract Incorporating game elements into personality assessment has the potential to address several common criticisms of personality measures. Game-like personality measures accomplished this by creating a narrative text-based fantasy game where...

Apples, oranges, and ironing boards: Comparative effect sizes influence lay impressions of test validity

by | Friday, January 14, 2022 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, HR, Organisational Psychology, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Psychometric Testing, Reliability, Validity

January 14, 2022 Abstract Validity information (effect sizes) for selection tests can be difficult for people to understand without some additional context. This study examined how manipulation of the immediate context influenced impressions of the validity of a sales...

Upgrades to our Online Psychometric Courses

by | Thursday, July 8, 2021 | BPS Level 1 Online Training, BPS Level 2 Online Training, BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Organisational Psychology, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Psychometric Testing, Psychometric Training Courses, Psychometrics

As the global leader in online psychometric assessment, with courses since 2008, we continue to innovate our Psychometric Courses and student processes. The following outlines some updates we’ve made in the past few months:   Chapters within our...