Seeking help with small section of week 6 UOP team assignment

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[Week 6] Learning Team Assignment and Rubric: Workplace Assessments

** All teams will report on an instrument used in the workplace. **

1. Select an assessment instrument used in the workplace (related to business,

employment selection, or careers) and

2. prepare a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft ® PowerPoint

® presentation in which your Learning

Team describes . . .

a. the instrument (length, type of items, scales/scores it reports, etc.) AND

b. its purposes and uses in the workplace.

3. Comment on any legal or ethical considerations for organizations that use the

instrument. [Suggestion: to see if there have been legal problems with your test,

search the Web using the search term “XXX employment lawsuit” without the

quotes, where XXX = the name of your test.]

You can present any psychological test, as long as it’s actually used in workplace settings.

See Chapter 16 of the textbook for examples.

Note that the assignment calls for you to focus on one specific instrument, not a “type”

of instrument. For example, don’t review “Intelligence Tests” in general, instead review one

specific intelligence test. Don’t review “Personality Tests” in general, rather review one

particular personality test. Etc.

Good news: for the learning team assignment you are not limited to peer-reviewed articles.

In fact, you can use anything, including books, magazines, and websites. Most of the

workplace tests are sold on the Internet, so you'll be able to find lots of information on the

websites of the test developers or vendors.

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Check your presentation against the checklist below. When you’re sure it’s ready,

upload your completed presentation to the Gradebook by Week 6, Day 7.

Rubric & Checklist

Task Check Yourself: Weight

Choose an instrument used

in the workplace

___ Did you choose one single test or survey

that is used in work situations?

10%

Describe the instrument ___ Did you describe the instrument (what kind

of questions, how many questions, what scales

or dimensions it measures)?

20%

Explain its purposes and

use in the workplace

___ Did you explain WHY an organization would

use this instrument (what is its purpose or

benefit for the organization)?

___ Did you explain HOW the organization might

use the instrument (who would they give it to,

and at what point in the individual’s

employment)?

25%

Comment on legal/ ethical

issues

___ Did you discuss whether there are any

potential legal or ethical challenges associated

with this instrument? (Is there a way it could be

offensive to test takers, be biased against a

legally protected group, or easily be misused?)

25%

Readability/Clarity of

presentation

___ Is your presentation well-organized,

presenting information in a logical sequence?

___ Is the wording clear?

___ Did you avoid using color combinations or

background graphics that make the slides hard

to read? (Attractive, professional colors and

graphics are OK.)

10%

Grammar, spelling, etc. ___ Did you use good grammar throughout? Are

all words (including names) spelled correctly?

Are the references in correct APA format?

10%

An additional suggestion: ___ Did the entire team review the completed

presentation to ensure that it’s in good shape?

n/a