Agreement Between Lay Participants and Professional Assessors: Support of a Group Assessment Procedure for Selection Purposes

摘要: This study investigates agreement between professional assessors and laypersons (participants) in a group procedure that draws from assessment center principles designed to evaluate candidates teacher-education programs. Earlier studies have established the validity of this indicated high interrater professionals. Evidence participants concur with evaluators will further increase our confidence process. The was conducted Israel encompassed 159 applicants two different educational Results showed correlations participant ratings, suggesting interactional process provides sufficient information for lay reach judgments agree expert evaluations. Nonetheless, finding ratings were significantly lower than peer self-evaluations seems imply can enhance, but by no means replace, social economic benefits including are discussed.