Psychometric comparison of paper-and-pencil and online personality assessments in a selection setting
The goal of the study was to determine whether the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32i) yielded comparable results when two different modes of administration, namely paper and-pencil and Internet- based administration, were used in real-life, high-stakes selection settings. Two studies we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2009-07-01
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| Series: | SA Journal of Industrial Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/727 |
| Summary: | The goal of the study was to determine whether the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32i) yielded comparable results when two different modes of administration, namely paper and-pencil and Internet- based administration, were used in real-life, high-stakes selection settings. Two studies were conducted in which scores obtained online in unproctored settings were compared with scores obtained during proctored paper-and-pencil settings. The psychometric properties of the paper-and-pencil and Internet-based applications were strikingly similar. Structural equation modelling with EQS indicated substantial support for the hypothesis that covariance matrices of the paper-and-pencil and online applications in both studies were identical. It was concluded that relationships between the OPQ32i scales were not affected by mode of administration or supervision. |
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| ISSN: | 0258-5200 2071-0763 |