Non-medical tests used for making employment selection decisions must be scored in some way. Name and discuss the various legal and illegal methods that employers utilize
Much of the time, employers establish cutoff scores in which they select a number, above which is passing and below which is failing. Those above the passing score can further be ranked by simply considering the highest score to be the most qualified with those lower less qualified. Cutoffs are acceptable when they are reasonable and consistent with normal expectations of acceptable proficiency. Employers should refrain from setting different passing scores for different races, nationalities, sexes or other named protected characteristic. This is called race norming (whether it is based on race or not) although the term gender norming has been widely accepted in issues related to sex, and is illegal. Employers can diminish the potential discriminatory effects of a test by utilizing the technique of banding test scores. In banding, scores within a range are treated equally so statistical differences and possible problems with the test are minimized. Banding is much like university grading where a final grade of "B" may be earned with a final average that falls between 80 to 89 (or whatever range the school has implemented).
Chapter 7
HIRING AND PROMOTION DECISIONS
Test Bank Questions, 5e
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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