Life-Span Issues in the Fair and Non-Discriminatory Evaluation of Workers.

Autor/inn/en	Alexander, Ralph A.; Barrett, Gerald V.
Titel	Life-Span Issues in the Fair and Non-Discriminatory Evaluation of Workers.
Quelle	(1981), (17 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Age Differences; Age Discrimination; Employees; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Evaluation Criteria; Job Performance; Middle Aged Adults; Personnel Evaluation; Personnel Selection; State of the Art Reviews; Test Bias; Test Interpretation; Test Validity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Personalbeurteilung; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Entwicklungsstand; Testkritik; Test analysis; Testauswertung; Testvalidität
Abstract	Until recently, older workers have not been recognized as a group requiring special attention in the area of fair employment practices. Thus, progress has been slow towards the development of valid and reliable indices of performance which are applicable across the life span. Research shows that many measures of employee evaluation provide no norms for older groups; however, there is some evidence to justify a concern for age discrimination in testing. Test constructors should minimize extraneous factors (environmental effects, speed, anxiety) typically shown to bias the assessment of older workers. For example, in a recent study of computer operators aged 18 to 59, tests from a specially developed test battery were significantly related to performance, while a more widely used test battery had significant correlations with age. Further research on the evaluation of older workers is needed. (JAC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01