Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
6-2006
Abstract
This study examined the coachability of two situational judgment tests, the College Student Questionnaire (CSQ) and the Situational Judgment Inventory (SJI), developed for consideration as selection instruments in the college admission process. Strategies for raising scores on each test were generated, and undergraduates were trained in the use of the strategies using a video-based training program. Results indicated that the CSQ was susceptible to coaching. In addition, the scoring format of the CSQ was found to be easily exploited, such that trainees could increase their scores by greater than 1 SD simply by avoiding extreme responses on that test. The results as a whole sounded a note of caution for the potential use of the CSQ in the college admission process.
Discipline
Educational Psychology | Higher Education | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Volume
14
Issue
2
First Page
142
Last Page
155
ISSN
0965-075X
Identifier
10.1111/j.1468-2389.2006.00340.x
Publisher
Wiley: 24 months
Citation
CULLEN, Michael J.; SACKETT, Paul R.; and LIEVENS, Filip.
Threats to the operational use of situational judgment tests in the college admission process. (2006). International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 14, (2), 142-155.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5565
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Authors
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2389.2006.00340.x
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