Does understanding what a test measures make a difference? On the relevance of the ability to identify criteria for situational judgment test performance

• Published in: International journal of selection and assessment Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 210 - 224
• Main Authors: Reznik, Nomi, Krumm, Stefan, Freudenstein, Jan‐Philipp, Heimann, Anna L., Ingold, Pia, Schäpers, Philipp, Kleinmann, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2024
• Subjects: ability to identify criteria; Personnel selection; planned missingness; situational judgment test
• ISSN: 0965-075X; 1468-2389
• DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12458

Situational judgment tests (SJTs) are low‐fidelity simulations that are often used in personnel selection. Previous research has provided evidence that the ability to identify criteria (ATIC)—individuals' capability to detect underlying constructs in nontransparent personnel selection procedure...