Effects of assessor training on information use

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of assessor training on use of information in arriving at the overall rating (OAR). It was expected that assessors who received 3 weeks of training would use more information in arriving at the OAR than would assessors who received 2 weeks of training. Individual stepwise regression analyses did not reveal enhanced information use as a function of training. High interdimension correlations in both groups indicated no differences in the degree of differentiation among dimensions. The absence of a training effect might have been due to a ceiling effect, to assessor cognitive limitations, to the redundant nature of dimension information, or to some combination of all three. These possibilities are discussed in light of behavioral decision theory. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)