The Purdue Mechanical Adaptability Test

"Forms R and S of The Purdue Mechanical Adaptability Test were administered to 1,015 industrial applicants or employees already on the job in eleven manufacturing plants. The "Kelley technique' as described by Lawshe was used for estimating the validity of test items. A revision based...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1946-10, Vol.30 (5), p.442-453
Main Authors: Lawshe, C. H, Semanek, I. A, Tiffin, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Aerospace Medicine
Aviation
Business
Human
Humans
Industry
Intelligence
Intelligence Measures
Intelligence Tests
Occupations - psychology
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Summary:"Forms R and S of The Purdue Mechanical Adaptability Test were administered to 1,015 industrial applicants or employees already on the job in eleven manufacturing plants. The "Kelley technique' as described by Lawshe was used for estimating the validity of test items. A revision based on internal and external criteria resulted in Form A of the test for men and boys . . . . The item analysis procedures succeeded to a large degree in accomplishing the objective of formulating a test that is relatively unrelated to intelligence as measured by various standard intelligence tests." It is reported as being useful in discovering men and boys who are likely to succeed on jobs of a mechanical nature.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/h0063327