[IPAC-List] Norms

[Dennis Doverspike]

Another study

Hausknecht, J. P., Halpert, J. A., Di Paolo, N. T., & Moriarty Gerrard, M.
O. (2007). Retesting in selection: A meta-analysis of coaching and practice
effects for tests of cognitive ability. *Journal of Applied Psychology*,
*92*(2), 373.


On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Patrick McCoy
<Patrick.McCoy at psc-cfp.gc.ca>wrote:


>  I am currently running off some normative data on a test (means and

> frequency distributions) to see how people are doing on it and to see what

> proportion pass at various cutoff scores.

>

> My question concerns how to handle the issue of candidates taking the same

> test more than once.  One option would be to use only the first test

> score.  Another would be to use all scores.  A third option would be to use

> only the most recent score.

>

> My tendency would be to use the most recent score or all scores, and I

> suspect that the results from these two approaches will be quite similar in

> most instances.  Does that make sense or am I missing something?

>

> Your thinking on this would be appreciated!

>

>

> Pat McCoy

> Ottawa Canada

>

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