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Personality testing has become exceedingly popular in a variety of employment settings that use these tests to project the success of potential or current employees. However, the factor analysis that is the foundation of the personality test construct poses challenges for determining the reliability and validity of the tests. In this assignment, you will explore the methods for determining reliability and validity of personality testing.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· This assignment uses a grading rubric. Download the file, print it, and use the rubric to guide your completion of the assignment. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

· Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Directions:

Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that discusses the reliability and validity of personality testing. Include the following:

1. A discussion of the construction of personality testing: What role does factor analysis play in constructing personality tests?

2. A discussion of the means of determining the reliability of personality tests: Which estimates of reliability are the most applicable to these tests?

3. A discussion of the means of determining the validity of personality tests: What is the relationship of convergent and discriminant validity to these tests?

4. A discussion of whether personality test results can be projected to potential or continued employee success: To what extent can these tests determine how well an employee will function in his or her assigned role?

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Anastasi and Urbina assert that item analysis employed properly may actually increase a test's reliability and validity even when the test is shortened from its original form. In this assignment, you will debate this notion.

General Requirements: Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· This assignment uses a grading rubric. Download the file, print it, and use the rubric to guide your completion of the assignment. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

· Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Directions:

In a paper of 750-1,000 words, present a brief debate of the notion that using item analysis allows tests to be shortened while reliability and validity are improved. Use the following format for your debate:

1. Overview of the issue

2. Arguments in favor

3. Arguments against

4. Conclusion

Details:

Intelligence testing at its inception measured one notion of intelligence. The work of Gardner, Spearman, and others has challenged that notion. In this assignment, you will write a paper that addresses the idea of what intelligence testing should actually test.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· This assignment uses a grading rubric. Download the file, print it, and use the rubric to guide your completion of the assignment. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

· Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Directions:

Write a paper of 1,500-1,750 words that addresses what should be the foundation of intelligence testing. Include the following in your paper:

1. A discussion of the original definition of intelligence as suggested by Binet, including the intelligence quotient (IQ) that is the result of this theoretical construct

2. A discussion of the challenges to the definition of intelligence made by Gardner, Spearman, and others

3. An evaluation of which definition(s) should be the basis of intelligence testing