Validity and reliability of physical employment standards.
In this paper the role of validity and reliability in the development of physical employment standards (PESs) and the consideration of these factors in determining the final pass/fail criteria for a PES and ultimately the legal defensibility of a PES is examined. Particular attention is paid to the use of subject-matter experts, the levels of evidence used in the establishment of the minimum acceptable pace/intensity for the completion of critical tasks, and the considerations needed in physical test selection.
a Extreme Environments Laboratory, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Spinnaker Building, Cambridge Road, Portsmouth, Hants PO1 2ER, UK.
Gemma S
GS
Milligan
b CFWMS Human Performance Research and Development Canadian Armed Forces, 4210 Labelle St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2, Canada.
Tara J
TJ
Reilly
c Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Bruno D
BD
Zumbo
a Extreme Environments Laboratory, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Spinnaker Building, Cambridge Road, Portsmouth, Hants PO1 2ER, UK.
Michael J
MJ
Tipton
D004651:Employment / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000592:standards*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000592:standards; D010809:Physical Fitness; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
aptitude au travail; cut-scores; experts en la matière; levels of evidence; minimum performance standard; niveaux de preuve; norme minimale de performance; readiness for work; seuils de coupure; subject matter experts