Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests

There is growing interest in organizationally provided or organizationally endorsed coaching. However, little is known about the effects of such coaching on test scores in operational settings. This study reports on an examination of such a program in the context of the use of a situational judgment...

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Main Authors: STEMIG, Melissa S., SACKETT, Paul R., LIEVENS, Filip
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-67112019-08-22T07:34:40Z Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests STEMIG, Melissa S. SACKETT, Paul R. LIEVENS, Filip There is growing interest in organizationally provided or organizationally endorsed coaching. However, little is known about the effects of such coaching on test scores in operational settings. This study reports on an examination of such a program in the context of the use of a situational judgment test (SJT) for medical school admissions. We examine the effects of multiple types of coaching methods on SJT scores and on their construct-related and predictive validities. Results suggest that (1) commercial coaching techniques may not be as effective as previously thought, whereas organizationally provided methods may be more effective, and that (2) the criterion-related validity of the SJT scores is not degraded by the availability of coaching. Generally, this study illustrates that concerns about potential unfairness of coaching can be countered by making effective coaching available to all examinees, in the form of organizationally endorsed coaching. 2015-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5712 info:doi/10.1111/ijsa.12105 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6711/viewcontent/6849432_pv.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Human Resources Management Organizational Behavior and Theory
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Organizational Behavior and Theory
STEMIG, Melissa S.
SACKETT, Paul R.
LIEVENS, Filip
Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests
description There is growing interest in organizationally provided or organizationally endorsed coaching. However, little is known about the effects of such coaching on test scores in operational settings. This study reports on an examination of such a program in the context of the use of a situational judgment test (SJT) for medical school admissions. We examine the effects of multiple types of coaching methods on SJT scores and on their construct-related and predictive validities. Results suggest that (1) commercial coaching techniques may not be as effective as previously thought, whereas organizationally provided methods may be more effective, and that (2) the criterion-related validity of the SJT scores is not degraded by the availability of coaching. Generally, this study illustrates that concerns about potential unfairness of coaching can be countered by making effective coaching available to all examinees, in the form of organizationally endorsed coaching.
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author STEMIG, Melissa S.
SACKETT, Paul R.
LIEVENS, Filip
author_facet STEMIG, Melissa S.
SACKETT, Paul R.
LIEVENS, Filip
author_sort STEMIG, Melissa S.
title Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests
title_short Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests
title_full Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests
title_fullStr Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests
title_full_unstemmed Effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests
title_sort effects of organizationally endorsed coaching on performance and validity of situational judgment tests
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2015
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5712
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6711/viewcontent/6849432_pv.pdf
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