Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
6-2015
Abstract
There is growing interest in organizationally provided or organizationally endorsed coaching. However, little is known about the effects of such coaching on test scores in operational settings. This study reports on an examination of such a program in the context of the use of a situational judgment test (SJT) for medical school admissions. We examine the effects of multiple types of coaching methods on SJT scores and on their construct-related and predictive validities. Results suggest that (1) commercial coaching techniques may not be as effective as previously thought, whereas organizationally provided methods may be more effective, and that (2) the criterion-related validity of the SJT scores is not degraded by the availability of coaching. Generally, this study illustrates that concerns about potential unfairness of coaching can be countered by making effective coaching available to all examinees, in the form of organizationally endorsed coaching.
Discipline
Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Volume
23
Issue
2
First Page
174
Last Page
181
ISSN
0965-075X
Identifier
10.1111/ijsa.12105
Publisher
Wiley: 24 months
Citation
STEMIG, Melissa S.; SACKETT, Paul R.; and LIEVENS, Filip.
Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests. (2015). International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 23, (2), 174-181.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5712
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12105