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  • 1.  Forced Choice Method

    Posted 10-28-1997 10:56
    : Forced Choice Method

    I am an MBA student. There is a discussion going on in our class about performance appraisal.
    The forced choice method that requires to choose the most descriptive statement in each pair of statements.

    Select best statement from a pair. Such as
    On weekends 1. I like to stay with my family.
    2. I go to cinema.
    I guess this method is also suitable in recruiting and selection process and provides more insight into the behavioral aspects.
    Can any body send a sample of such test to discuss in the class.

    TIA

    Imran Khalid Arain
    Institute of Business Administration.
    ARAEEN@CYBER.NET.PK


  • 2.  Forced Choice Method

    Posted 10-28-1997 15:11
    <snip> There is a discussion going on in our class about performance
    appraisal.
    The forced choice method that requires to choose the most descriptive
    statement in each pair of statements. <snip>

    I have used this approach with performance appraisal. It works
    particularly well when the criteria are difficult to measure, like
    "attitude" or "credibility." These are not criteria I would pick, but
    sometimes you don't pick the criteria by which people are rated. At any
    rate, for each criteria, I made a forced-choice grid with the names of all
    the employees down the left side and repeated across the top. On that
    particular criterion, you choose the strongest individual from each pair.

    I'll try an example here, but I'm not sure how it will translate on e-mail.

    For a criterion like "presentation skills", make the following grid:

    Chris Pat Lynn Sam Cameron Darryl
    Chris
    Pat
    Lynn
    Sam
    Cameron
    Darryl
    Then, go down the grid and decide who has the better presentation skills,
    Chris or Pat. If it's Chris, put Chris's name in that block. Then compare
    Chris to Pat. Put the stronger's name in the block.

    When you finish, you can count how often each name appears.

    It's not the best way to do a performance appraisal, but it does give you a
    ranking of some sort.

    Emily Schultheiss
    Why settle for surviving...when you could be thriving?


  • 3.  Forced Choice Method

    Posted 10-28-1997 19:45
    The old Kuder Preference Record, an occupational interest inventory,
    used that format to good effect.