TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Further explorations of perceptual speed abilities in the context of assessment methods, cognitive abilities, and individual differences during skill acquisition
JO  - Journal of experimental psychology: applied
A1  - Ackerman, Phillip L.
A1  - Beier, Margaret E.
SP  - 249
EP  - 272
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - Measures of perceptual speed ability have been shown to be an important part of assessment batteries for predicting performance on tasks and jobs that require a high level of speed and accuracy. However, traditional measures of perceptual speed ability sometimes have limited cost-effectiveness because of the requirements for administration and scoring of paper-and-pencil tests. There have also been concerns about the validity of previous computer approaches to administering perceptual speed tests (e.g., see Mead&Drasgow, 1993). The authors developed two sets of computerized perceptual speed tests, with touch-sensitive monitors, that were designed to parallel several paper-and-pencil tests. The reliability and validity of the tests were explored across three empirical studies (N = 167, 160, and 117, respectively). The final study included two criterion tasks with 4.67 and 10 hours of time-on-task practice, respectively. Results indicated that these new measures provide both high levels of reliability and substantial validity for performance on the two skill-learning tasks. Implications for research and application for computerized perceptual speed tests are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-898X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.13.4.249
ID  - ref1
ER  -