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... wants to assure that the GATE Improvement Project addresses the major NAS concerns expressed in the 1989 report Fairness in Employment Testing. To accomplish this end, the Department is seeking Me Board's review of the technical adequacy of the Workplan and the work products that are under development in the United States Employment Service.
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... In particular, does the workplan reflect an adequate research response to recommendations in the 1989 NAS report in the key areas of reducing score differences and adverse impact, and testing persons with disabilities? Thank you for your time and attention, we look forward to the Board's response, if possible by the end of January 1994 Sincerely, 'an US Raymond I
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... , called for suspending GATB use for employment referral purposes during a research period, although it could continue to be used for counselling. The Federal Register notice also outlined a GATB research plan, which called for a comprehensive program to improve validation methods and accelerate the validation process, develop additional forms of the GATB, reduce susceptibility to coaching and reduce GATB speededness, develop standards for physical test security, develop new norms, computerize the GATB, and provide guidance on proper use of tests.
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... 1. GATB Validity Research 2, Reduce GATB Score Differences among Racial/Ethnic Groups 3.
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... in the area of validity research, the NAS recommended updating documentation of GATB validation research, continuing validation research to assure adequate coverage, particularly for new and changed occupations, updating procedures for future validation research and, further examination of optimal methods for clustering jobs. The objective of Area 1 GATB Validity Research is to improve the validity of the GATB, address the NAS concerns regarding minorities, persons with disabilities and older workers and develop optimal clustering and weighting.
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