Abstract
Abstract : The report concerns a test development project carried out as part of a broad research program concerning scientific personnel. The long-range program includes: determination of the critical requirements for successful participation in research and engineering work; development of an aptitude test for the selection of scientific personnel; development of tests to measure proficiency in specific areas of scientific work; and development of procedures for evaluating the job performances of scientific personnel.
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Test (biology)Computer sciencePsychologyBiology
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- 1951
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 254
- Pages
- 277-277
- Citations
- 7
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John G. Darley,
Mary H. Weislogel
(1951).
The Development of a Test for Selecting Research Personnel..
Journal of the American Statistical Association
, 46
(254)
, 277-277.
https://doi.org/10.2307/2279941
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- DOI
- 10.2307/2279941