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Chapter 1 - Employment Testing

from Part I - Common Assessment Methods Deployed with Internet Technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2017

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Seymour Adler ,
Anthony S. Boyce  and
Pat M. Caputo
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John C. Scott ,
Dave Bartram  and
Douglas H. Reynolds
John C. Scott
Affiliation:
APT Metrics
Dave Bartram
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CEB-SHL
Douglas H. Reynolds
Affiliation:
Development Dimensions International
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Next Generation Technology-Enhanced Assessment
Global Perspectives on Occupational and Workplace Testing
 , pp. 3 - 35
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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