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AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF USING BEHAVIOR CHECKLISTS ON THE CONSTRUCT VALIDITY OF ASSESSMENT CENTER DIMENSIONS

Richard B. Reilly, SARAH HENRY, James W. Smither

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Although research has established the criterion‐related validity of assessment centers for selection purposes, the construct validity of dimension ratings has not been demonstrated. A quasi‐experimental design was used to investigate the influence of retranslated behavior checklists on the construct validity of dimension ratings for two assessment center exercises. Assessor use of behavior checklists increased the average convergent (i.e., same dimension across exercise) validity from .24 to .43 while decreasing the average discriminant (i.e., different dimension within exercise) validity (.47 to .41). Behavior checklist sums were moderately correlated with corresponding dimension ratings and demonstrated a comparable level of construct validity. It is suggested that using behavior checklists may improve dimension construct validity by reducing the cognitive demands placed on raters.

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Key concepts: Construct validity, Psychology, Discriminant validity, Dimension (graph theory), Criterion validity, Checklist, Construct (python library), Assessment center