Using Psychometrics: A Practical Guide To Testing And Assessment - Softcover

Edenborough, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749431261 ISBN 13: 9780749431266

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2000

Synopsis

<p>Despite the increasing use of Psychometric Tests, there is still a great deal of misapprehension about them and, indeed, much scepticism about their viability. Robert Edenborough provides a detailed and practical guide to the use of tests, clearly showing how powerful and effective they can be in aiding staff selection and development. For any manager or personnel specialist considering using tests. <i>Using Pscyometrics</i> illustrates how they can, and should, be effectively integrated with other assessment methods. <br><br>Seeking to de-mystify psychometric testing on the one hand on the other point out the pitfalls of ill-considered use, the author shows: <br><br>-What psychometric tests are and when and how to use them;<br>-How to understand the different types of test and what they can contribute;<br>-How to choose the most appropriate tests for specific areas of application;<br>-The legal, professional and commercial regulatory framework. <br><br>For personnel/HR professionals and line-managers alike, <i>Using Psychometrics </i>will provide an invaluable introduction to this increasingly popular method of assessment.</p>

About this title

About the Author

<p>Dr Robert Edenborough is a director in KPMG's People Services Division with responsibility for Management, Review and Assessment. He works with both the private equity sector and senior civil servants.<br><br> He was formerly head of the consulting practice ASE, a leading test publisher and provider of HR business solutions and has considerable experience of designing and applying interviews in organizations as diverse as the Ministry of Defence, the NHS and a range of financial institutions.</p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749431261
• ISBN 13: 9780749431266
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 228