Proctored versus unproctored online testing using a personality measure: Are there any differences?
by Gupta, Dipti, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, 2007, 86 pages; 3288262

Abstract:

Impetus in recruiting and testing candidates via the Internet results from the popularity of the World Wide Web. There has been a transition from paper-pencil to online testing because of large number of benefits afforded by online testing. Though the benefits of online testing are many, there may be serious implications of testing job applicants in unproctored settings. The focus of this field study was two-fold: (1) to examine differences between the proctored and unproctored online test administrations of the ipsative version of Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32i) and (2) to extend online testing research using OPQ32i with a U.S population. A large sample (N = 5223) of archival selection data from a financial company was used, one group was tested in proctored and the other in unproctored settings. Although some statistical differences were found, very small to small effect sizes indicate negligible differences between the proctored and unproctored groups. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation was conducted. The scales not only loaded differently from the Great Eight factor model suggested by SHL, but also differently for the two groups, limiting their interpretability. In addition to the limitations and future directions of the study, the practical implications of the results for companies considering unproctored, online personality testing as a part of their selection process are discussed.

 
AdviserLinda L. Marshall
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
SourceDAI/B 68-11, p. , Jan 2008
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsOccupational psychology; Quantitative psychology and psychometrics; Organizational behavior
Publication Number3288262
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