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Assessment Centers Cost is perhaps the biggest driver here  Use digital recordings of role-plays Assessors don’t have to be at the AC Upload, instead of ship  Skype for role-plays Participants don’t have to be at the AC Role players don’t have to be at the AC  rec_j23rothr_07_Dec_2011_07_03_24.wmv

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Page 1: Simulations for Assessment Warren Bobrow, Ph.D. All About Performance

Simulations for Assessment

Warren Bobrow, Ph.D.All About [email protected]

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Drivers of Innovation

Cost

“Contextual,” if not content related validity

Job Analysis

Client image

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Assessment Centers

Cost is perhaps the biggest driver here Use digital recordings of role-plays

Assessors don’t have to be at the AC Upload, instead of ship

Skype for role-plays Participants don’t have to be at the AC Role players don’t have to be at the AC

rec_j23rothr_07_Dec_2011_07_03_24.wmv

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Assessment Centers

In-baskets that mirror e-mail No longer have to read bad handwriting!

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Not So Fast—Other Considerations

You no longer control the quality of the technologyBandwidthSkill

Particularly for people my age and older

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Not So Fast—Other Considerations

Keeping up with technology is expensiveChanges in hardware

Everything is moving from PC/Laptop to handhelds/tablets

Data integrity and securityChanges in work

We moved from paper to phone to e-mail for in-baskets, now we need to account for texting and other forms of messaging

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Assessment Centers

FeedbackUse of databases to

Ensure the same participant behavior receives the same feedback

Assessors don’t have to be creative in each statement

Language/recommendations fit client competency/training models

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Research Opportunities

Does all of this really lead to more accurate predictions? Does it matter?

Are there groups that are being left out?Or is this approach more inclusive?