![]() ![]() When there is strong validity evidence, we can be more confident that we are drawing the correct conclusions from an assessment. ACT Tessera Workforce Skill Descriptions ACT Tessera Workforce Skill ACT Tessera Workforce Skill Description Work Ethic persistence, goal striving, reliability, dependability, and attention to detail Collaboration empathy, helpfulness, trust, trustworthiness, and the ability to work on teams Resilience stress management, emotional regulation, positive response to setbacks, and poise Creativity creative thinking, inquisitiveness, flexibility, open mindedness, and embracing diversity Leadership assertiveness, influence, optimism, and enthusiasm Integrity honesty, sincerity, fairness towards others, and modesty Validity is defined as the degree to which the interpretation of test scores in a specific context is supported by theory and empirical evidence (AERA, APA, & NCME, 2014). Descriptions of the essential skills assessed by ACT Tessera Workforce can be found in Table 1. ACT® Tessera® Workforce™ is an assessment of essential skills, which are skills outside of cognitive ability that predict important work outcomes such as job performance (Barrick & Mount, 1991 Barrick, Mount, & Judge, 2001 Hurtz & Donovan, 2000 Tett, Jackson, & Rothstein, 1991), organizational citizenship behaviors (Chiaburu, Oh, Berry, Li, & Gardner, 2011), counterproductive work behaviors (Salgado, 2002), and turnover (Zimmerman, 2008). ![]() Walton, PhD, Jeremy Burrus, PhD, and Dana Murano, PhD As workplaces begin to focus on essential (or “soft”) skills to meet the demands of increasingly adaptive and collaborative work environments, it is important to consider what types of skills can best predict important work outcomes. Way, PhD, Cristina Anguiano-Carrasco, PhD, Kate E. ACT Research & Policy | Technical Brief | November 2019 1 Criterion Validity of ACT Tessera Workforce Melissa A. ![]()
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