Can a standardised aptitude test predict the training success of apprentices? Evidence from a case study in Switzerland.

Autor/in	Siegenthaler, Michael
Titel	Can a standardised aptitude test predict the training success of apprentices? Evidence from a case study in Switzerland.
Quelle	In: Empirical research in vocational education and training, 3 (2011) 2, S. 105-128Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1877-6337
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-opus-82553
Schlagwörter	Bildungserfolg; Fallstudie; Eignungstest; Standardisierter Test; Schüler; Schulleistung; Determinante; Ausbildung; Ausbildungsfähigkeit; Einstellungsvoraussetzung; Bewerberauswahl; Ausbildungsplatzbewerber; Schweiz
Abstract	"Due to widely spread distrust in the signaling value of school grades, Swiss employers require external standardised aptitude test results in the process of recruiting new apprentices. However, the predictive quality of such tests has never been thoroughly researched. Therefore, this case study analyses whether aptitude tests can improve the ability of firms to predict success in apprenticeship training. I find that such tests do not add information that explains the success in VET schooling (school grades during the first and second years of apprenticeship training), the probability of unexcused vocational school absences, or the likelihood of a premature termination of the apprenticeship contract." (Autorenreferat, BIBB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung, Bonn
Update	2012/4