An Evaluation of the Oral Directions Test of General Intelligence as an Effective Predictor of On-the-Job Performance of "Blue Collar" Workers
Abstract
One of the many production costs incurred by any manufacturing concern is related to the satisfactory selection and training of competent employees. Mindful that economic efficiency in production is reflected in ultimate product price, industry has for some time employed psychological tests to aid in judicious screening and selection of job applicants. To be successful, such a testing program must be capable of identifying those applicants who could ultimately become competent employees, and eliminating those candidates who lacked the qualities necessary for success. Further, they must achieve these maximum benefits at a low, practical expense. There exists then a continual striving for improvement in the “tools of selection", tests that will reduce both the costs of training and the cost of administration. To meet such a need the Personnel Tests for Industry (P.T.I.) were constructed.
Subject Area
Occupational psychology
Recommended Citation
Campbell, Samuel C, "An Evaluation of the Oral Directions Test of General Intelligence as an Effective Predictor of On-the-Job Performance of "Blue Collar" Workers" (1958). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28673284.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28673284
