THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS ON THE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS

THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SET OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS DESIGNED TO ADEQUATELY SAMPLE THE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS. INTERSTATE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVER CANDIDATES ARE RECOMMENDED TO BE REQUIRED TO CORRECTLY ANSWER 70% OF THE ITEMS IN WHATEVER EXAMINATION FORM IS UTILIZED BEFORE THEY ARE CONSIDERED QUALIFIED TO DRIVE, IN TERMS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS KNOWLEDGE. FOUR STANDARIZED MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST FORMS WERE DEVELOPED, TWO TO BE USED BY CARRIERS WHOSE DRIVERS WILL NOT TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, TWO TO BE USED BY CARRIERS WHOSE DRIVERS WILL TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. THE TEST FORMS ARE CONSIDERED TO MEET THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH MEASURING INSTRUMENTS IN TERMS OF RELIABILITY, INTERNAL CONSISTENCY AND EQUIVALENCY. UNDER THE DISTINCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 'GUIDELINES ON EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCEDURES', THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE 'EMPLOYEE TESTING AND OTHER SELECTION PROCEDURES' AND THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 'STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS AND MANUALS', THE EXAMINATIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CONTENT VALID ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Richardson, Bellows, Henry & Co

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  Washington, D.C.

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• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 142 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Driver licenses; Driving tests; Standards; Testing; Truck drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224253
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 8 1973 12:00AM