Occupational validity of the General Aptitude Test Battery

Abstract

SUMMARIZES 20 YR. OF OCCUPATIONAL VALIDATION ON THE GENERAL APTITUDE TEST BATTERY (GATB) IN TERMS OF AVERAGE VALIDITY WITH JOB PROFICIENCY AND TRAINING CRITERIA, AND CONCURRENT AND LONGITUDINAL STUDIES. THESE 4 CATEGORIES ARE STUDIED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF SINGLE AND MULTIAPTITUDE PREDICTION. THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF MANY OF THE 9 GATB APTITUDES IN PREDICTING CRITERIA IS DEPENDENT ON WHETHER JOB PROFICIENCY OR TRAINING CRITERIA ARE USED. LONGITUDINAL STUDIES TEND TO HAVE HIGHER-APTITUDE CRITERION CORRELATIONS THAN CONCURRENT. THE MEDIAN VALIDITY OF BATTERIES OF GATB APTITUDES TENDS TO BE HIGHER WITH STUDIES USING TRAINING CRITERIA OR THE LONGITUDINAL DESIGN THAN JOB-PROFICIENCY CRITERIA OR THE CONCURRENT DESIGN. THE SUMMARY IS BASED UPON 424 STUDIES INVOLVING OVER 25,000 EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS, TRAINEES, AND STUDENTS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)