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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.7.4478

Development and Validation of a Situational Judgment Test for a Competencey of Public Ethics: A Case of an University in South Korea  

Song, Youngsook (Baird University College, Soongsil University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.7, 2015 , pp. 4478-4488 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper aims to develop and validate a situational judgement test to diagnose the Competencey of public ethics for undergraduates. A criterion group composing of high performers was formed. Critical incidents and responses were developed from interviews with members of the criterion group. Also an expert committee was composed of six university members who have professional knowledge and experience on Competencey based selection or education. This committee reviewed all the items developed and selected some of them for the final test. Item validity and reliability were examined through the final test that 519 college students took. The result of the confirmatory as well as exploratory factor analysis showed that the Competencey of public ethics consisted of 2 sub-elements which were work ethics and democratic citizenship. The correlation between results of the test and the HEXACO model was statistically significant. Overall, the findings of the study highlight that a situational judgement test can be developed and utilized to diagnose Competencey levels of public ethics for undergraduates.
Keywords
Competencey of Public Ethics; Work Ethics; Democratic Citizenship; Situational Judgement Test;
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