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The Role of the Assessor

and Assessor Training

MOHAMMAD AMINUL ISLAM

2Topics

Case studyDimension of AssessmentRole of the assessorAssessor trainingObservation Game

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As a student

What will be assessed

As an Assessor

Waht are the responsibilities

Presentation Goal

4Case Study 1

Company Profile Name: Bangladesh Skill Development Institute

Type: Educational Organization (Private) Location: Bangladesh

Employees : 50Position

Instructor and Web Developer

Assessment: 1. Written Test

Presentation Interview

5Case Study 2

Company Profile Name : IVS Technology Gmbh

Type: Medical Software ( Patient History)(Private)

Location: Germany Employees: 30

Position : Working StudentAssessment:

1. Interview

6Case Study 3

Name: Bangladesh Army (Public) Location: Bangladesh

Position: Second Lieutenant Assessment: 1. Medical Test

2. ISSB (Inter Service Selection Board)3 days

High jump, Long Jump, Racing, Obserbation, presentation,

Group work ( Without leader and with leader)

7Case Study 4

Name : Facebook

Position: Software Developer

Assessment :1. He was first in inter math competition

2. He was first in Inter programming competition

3. He did well in inter university Programming competition in USA

8Case study Outcomes

Assessment depends on Job requirementPublic Organization´s assessment are formalPrivate Organization´s assessment may be

formal but most of the time informal.Assessment always multidimensional

Assessment have some key dimension

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10Dimensions

CommunicationConsideration and awareness of othersDriveInfluencing othersOrganizing and PlanningProblem Solving

11Exercises

Leaderless group discussionsRole PlayPresentationInterviewIn- BasketCase analysis

12Role Of Individual Assessors

ObservingRecordingClassifyingScaling Behavior

13Process

Feedback

Individual process

Exercises

Classify Dimension

Report to Group

Scale Behavior: Exercise

Assessor Discussion

Prepare Report

Record: Notes

Statistical Integration

or

or Group Process

Fig: Observation and Recording Process

14Briefing Exercise

Oral Communication Leadership

-Had poor eye contact -Failed cooperation

-Looked down at talk -Started alone

+Clear objectives

15Scaling Behaviors

1.Oral Communication 2.Leadership

-Had poor eye contact -Failed cooperation

-Looked down at talk -Started alone

+Clear objectives +Appreciate others idea

1. Oral Communication : 12. Leadership : 1

Checklist

16Final Dimension Rating

Dimensions Assessor A

Assessor B Assessor C Rating

Leadership 4 4 4 4

DecisionMaking

2 2 3 2

Oral Communication

2 3 2 2

Planning & Organization

2 2 4 2

Fig: Preliminary and Final Overall Dimension Rating

17Judgment

Enough time for observation and notes

Give rating soon, not depent on longer momory

Dimentions performance clearly defined

18Assessor Training

Knowledge SkillsAbilitiesGeneral Information

19Assessor Training Types

Behavior -Driven also known as process trainingSchema -Driven also known as Frame of Reference Training

20Behavior -Driven

Most Classic form of Assessor Training Mostly use by the organization How to Observe, record, classify and rate Assessment stage Assessment sequence Common error Simulation Practice and practice

21Schema -Driven

Without schema, assessment lost its goal Target job – Assessment design Degree of the proficiency Trained from a common schema Practice

22Which training is Best?

Process Training

• Bottom –up approach

• Start by observing behavior , process

sequentialy and evalute them

Frame of Reference

Top – down approach

Start with the performance schema and scan the arry

of behavior

23Group Assessors Assessment process

Judgment Integration methodAssessors discuss their observation on behavior then rate to be

given

Statistical Integration methodRate given by individual assessor on each exercise then combined

24Method Of Integration

Purely JudgmentModified JudgmentHybrid MethodModified StatisticalPurely Statistical

25Purely Judgment

One or more assessor observe, record, and classify

Assessors meet and share Feedback given

26Modified Judgment

Single assessor observe, record and classify

Assessor meet and shareAssessor give individual ratingAssessor discuss and give final

rating

27Purely Statistical

Two or more assessor observe, record, rate

There is no discussionRating will be average

28Modified Statistical

Two or more assessor observe, record, and rate on exercise

If the rating not more than one point apart then record consider as a final

No discussionRating will be average

29Compare

Method Advantage Disadvantage

Statistical Takes less time

Supported by some evidance

Large sample needed for stable weight

Judgment Address each candidated strength and weakness

Takes more time

Supported by some evidance

Subject to the biased by other assessor

30Observation Game 1

31Question

How many wires in the guitar?

32Observation Game 2

33Question

What is the wrong in the watch?

34Observation Game 3

35Question

How many Green Eggs there ?

36References

Personnel Selection by Mark Cook, Chapter 10

Assessment Center for Human Research Management, Chapter 7 and 8

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Thank You