Talk:Situational judgement test

Situational Judgement Test Article Project

As you can tell by looking at this article there is not a lot of information on this article. So we are going to be adding a few substantial references and examples. We also wanted to start adding a little bit more of an explanation of exactly what the SJT is. Each group member will be adding at least one references and a few more ideas to the page.

If you have any other suggestions just let us know. We are open to any ideas

Thank you --Amgardner13(talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:20, 23 February 2012 (UTC).

Looks like a good idea; the article could benefit from expansion. At the moment it's dominated by a couple of "pro" and "anti" lists - would it be possible to develop a little more prose about what SJTs do, how they're developed, or who uses them? bobrayner (talk) 17:40, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. We will do that and take any other advise that you think of. --Amgardner13(talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:19, 27 February 2012 (UTC).

(sponto)(talk)article's/article pages and quotes It has been very difficult to find a sturdy background on SJT, but here is what I have found that give example to what SJTs are used for and why they are beneficial.

1. USE OF SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT TEST TO MEASURE INDIVIDUAL

ADAPTABILITY IN APPLIED SETTINGS by Adam M. Grim

http://u2.gmu.edu:8080/dspace/bitstream/1920/5793/1/Grim,%20Adam%3B%20G00468763,%20Master%27s%20thesis,%20April%202010.pdf

ex1. pg 56. Hierarchical regression results for the moderating effect of job adaptability requirements (JAR) on the relationship between ASJT scores and job.

ex2. pg 56. Hierarchical regression results for the moderating effect of job adaptability requires (JAR) on the relationship between ASJT scores and job performance ratings (call center sample).

This thesis article has a lot of substance of what a SJT finds, and there are a lot of citations (example:Campbell, McCloy, Oppler, & Sagger, 1993;Pulakos et al., 2000, p. 615; McDaniel, Morgeson,Finnegan, Campion & Braverman, 2001, p. 730) that seem good to dig deeper into about studies, pros/cons, etc.

1. Personality, Biodata, and Situational Judgment Tests: A Summary of the Research Literature Comparing Predictive vs. Concurrent Validity

http://mason.gmu.edu/~ion/TechRep.pdf

ex1. "A meta-analysis of situational judgment tests found predictive validity was lower than concurrent validity. These findings, however, may be due to sample size artifacts (six predictive validity designs compared to 96 concurrent validity designs, respectively;McDaniel, Morgeson, Finnegan, Campion, & Braverman, 2001)."

There are a LOT of articles with mini descriptions within this article. This will be another good article to stem off of.

Have you guys found much on history? (sponto)(talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sponto (talk • contribs) 06:01, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

According to the Public Service Commission of Canada the SJT is defined as a test that assess judgement required for solving problems in the work force. The SJT is a test that consists of hypothetical situations dealing with workplace dilemmas. In response to each hypothetical situation the individual taking the test is given five possible action that they would take give if they were in the situation.

http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/psc-tests-cfp/sjt-ejs-eng.htm

--Amgardner13(talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:10, 1 March 2012 (UTC).

HISTORY

According to Carl J. Swander, Situational Judgement Tests have been around for over fifty years. The first two that were documented were the How Supervise? (File, 1945) and the Cardall Practical Judgement Test. In 1958 the Supervisory Practice Test came about by Bruce and Learner. The Supervisory Practice Test was to point out whether or not supervisors could handle certain situations on the job. This test is said to effectively identify who could and could not be a supervisor.

The SJT did not really take off and become a great use in the employment field until the early 1990's. This is what I have found so far. I found a whole dissertation on the history of SJT but I am not sure how in depth we want to go. (Amgardner13 (talk) 17:29, 1 March 2012 (UTC))

Three Dimensions to Judgement

Levine and Ash proposed three dimensions to judgement: direction, intensity, and persistence. These dimensions work to influence the outcome of behavior. (LISA FELDMAN BARRETT and JEAN M. BARTUNEK,2004) Situational judgement tests are designed to provide information on a persons typical behavior within work situations. lauren 20:34, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

The history done by Amgardner13 looks pretty good. I this you should go ahead and add it to the history. I added a new section titled "Situational Judgement Tests to Measure Individual Adaptability in Applied Settings". Can you please review this? I want to make sure it is coherent. (sponto)(talk) --24.14.144.3 (talk) 20:20, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

I am not sure if the peer review is working since we have banners saying what is wrong with out page.(sponto)(talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sponto (talk • contribs) 19:48, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

I still need to add an article information on validity lauren 21:54, 3 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurenjharris (talk • contribs)

Peer review followup

Hi, I think that some good improvements have been made following the peer review, but there is still room for improvement.

• Duplicated references: This is just a presentation problem, not a content problem, but a References list with lots of repeated entries looks a little ugly. It shouldn't take long to tidy them up so they all look like the first one.
• The examples are quite lengthy, and the markup isn't great. This makes the article a little less readable; it might even raise concerns about copyright if they're directly copied from elsewhere. It might be helpful to trim them a little and put them in a quotebox (with attribution) to make it absolutely clear that it's a quote rather than pretending that it's "your" writing. (Writing your own examples could be problematic for other reasons).
• Apart from that concern in the middle of the article, the top and bottom look good; the prose is fairly well written and properly sourced.
• The latter part of the article is very heavy on bullet points. Sometimes they're unavoidable, but I think that at least one of those sections could be converted into prose.
• In principle, the lede should summarise what the body of the article says (so, in a perfect world, you should rarely need refs in the lede because everything is discussed in more detail and properly referenced further down the article). However, the lede of this article makes some points (ie. "bespoke") which aren't actually discussed in more detail in the rest of the article. Perhaps it's possible to expand on these points?
  

bobrayner (talk) 23:53, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Critique from your prof

Criticisms from a professor/academic viewpoint:

1. You use the phrase "the situational judgement test" in several places, but I don't think it is grammatically correct nor accurate. SJTs are a type of test, and to my knowledge there is no "the test". Thus, you can talk about Situational Judgement Tests, but not "the" SJT.
2. In the introductory section, I am not sure what the following statement means: "The SJT could also reinforce the status quo with an organization".
3. You have repeated references in your reference list, rather than using the a,b,c,d etc. wikipedia system.
4. I'm not sure the bulleted list approach for the last several sections is effective. Consider revising into organized paragraphs.
5. The masters thesis you cite is an acceptable source, but I think you are relying on it too much and there is too much emphasis on it. I think it's good to provide some examples of SJTs, but not too highlight the one created in the thesis research as necessarily a good one.
6. Please try to expand on the validity section. The distinction between "knowledge" and "behavioral tendencies" requires more explanation, I think.
7. Please carefully proof read for grammatical errors.

Mjtagler (talk) 01:06, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

We do not know how to fix the repeated reference list. lauren 19:35, 19 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurenjharris (talk • contribs)

• Then find the information on how to do it. Saying you don't know how sounds to me like you aren't willing to keep trying. Mjtagler (talk) 17:47, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

All of the good sources that I find are pdf journals, which makes the warning banners come up. I added to validity and history a small bit, and still trying to find proper sources for information on "knowledge" and "behavioral Tendencies". I have also begun to go through and remove all of the inappropriate "the"s. Revised the masters thesis section but removing the examples and cutting it down some. Sponto (talk) 20:28, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

• I don't fully understand the problem with "pdf journals" and why that would cause warning banners. Look more into it...consult with the Ambassadors if you get stuck. Mjtagler (talk) 17:47, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

What are the banners that you get (I haven't seen this before)? (The wiki does block certain spam sites, but there has never been a problem with journals).Smallman12q (talk) 23:23, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

These banners: "This article relies on references to primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject, rather than references from independent authors and third-party publications. Please add citations from reliable sources. (March 2012)" "This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2012)" "This article may contain improper references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources, where they are used inappropriately. (March 2012)" "The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints. Please improve the article or discuss the issue. (March 2012)" I have tried editing what I added to see if I could fix them and I haven't figured it out still. I have looked into them, but I don't see the correlation to what I wrote and there being a problem.Sponto 24.14.144.3 (talk) 00:04, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Those templates...those are called cleanup templates (Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup). They can be removed when all issues have been addressed. You need to add some wikilinks ([[Help:Links#Wikilinks)..the tone is off in some places...the examples need answers, and "Today, SJTs are used in many organizations, are promoted by various consulting firms, and are researched by many." should give a few major organizations (Fortune 500, etc.). If you need more feedback, let me know here, or on my talk page. Smallman12q (talk) 00:35, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

wrong title, it is not "Situational judgement test" ,it is "Situational judgment test"

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