Study project (MComm) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A psychometric audit of an existing selection procedure: The validity and credibility of assertions made about the effectiveness and faimess of selection procedures is
dependent on the methodology with which the procedure was developed and justified. Thus the process of
evaluating a selection procedure in practice entails comparing the developmental history of the procedure to the
ideal approach of developing and justifying a selection procedure, derived from standard guidelines, to identify
and rectify any procedural and substantial shortcomings. Such a process could be described as a psychometric
audit. The actuarial approach to selection is proposed as the ideal approach, whereby a mechanical decision rule
is derived from historical data and justified in terms of the faimess and utility of the decisions made. A
psychometric audit on the developmental history of the selection procedure for the selection of commission
advisers is undertaken and various shortcomings are identified and rectified or at least recommendations are
made on rectifying them. The audit finds that the selection procedure has zero validity and negative utility and
discriminates unfairly. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die geldigheid en geloofwaardigheid van utsprake oor die effektiwiteit en billikheid van In keuringsprosedure is 'n
funksie van die metodologie waarmee die prosedure ontwikkel en regverdig is. Dus geskied die evaluasie van In
keuringsprosedure in wese deur die ontwikkelingsgeskiedenis van die prosedure te vergelyk met die ideale
benadering tot die ontwikkeling en regverdiging van In keuringsprosedure, afgelei uit standaard riglyne, om enige
proseduriele en substantiewe tekortkominge te identifiseer en reg te stel So 'n proses sou beskryf kon word as
'n psigometriese oudit. Die aktuariele benadering tot keuring word voorgestel as die ideale benadering,
waarvolgens In meganiese beslu~emingsreel afgelei word u~ historiese data en regverdig word in terme van die
billikheid en nut van die besluitneming wat in gevolge die reel geskied. In Psigometriese oudit is onderneem op
die ontwikkelingsgeskiedenis van die keuringsprosedure vir die keuring van kommissie adviseurs en verskeie
tekortkominge is ge"identifiseer en reg gestel of ten minste aanbevelings ten opsigte van regstelling gemaak. Die
oudit vind dat die keuringsprosedure oor zero geldigheid en negatiewe nutwaarde beskik en onbillik diskrimineer.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/52366 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Cross, Edwin |
| Contributors | Theron, C. C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | af_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 74 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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