The Behavioral Consistency Method of Unassembled Examining

摘要

The report describes the history, rationale, and development of the behavioral consistency procedure, a new content-valid nontest selection procedure based on the past achievements of applicants rather than on credentials. It also presents the results of a study showing that (a) the new procedure compares favorably with two older procedures in interrater reliability; (b) the new procedure is feasible from the viewpoint of cost and time requirements; and (c) the new procedure measures factors different from those measured by the older methods. On the basis of these and other findings, the behavioral consistency procedure was recommended over the two older examining methods.