Trippe, David Matthew2014-03-142014-03-142002-11-08etd-11222002-144415http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35795Situational judgment tests are analogous to earlier forms of "high fidelity" simulations such that an ostensible paradox emerges in the consistent finding of criterion-referenced validity but almost complete lack of construct validity evidence. The present study evaluates the extent to which SJT's can demonstrate convergent and discriminant validity by analyzing a SJT from a multitrait-multimethod perspective. A series of hierarchically nested confirmatory factor models were tested. Results indicate that the SJT demonstrates convergent and discriminant validity but also contains non-trivial amounts of construct-irrelevant method variance. Wide variability in the content and validation methods of SJT's are discussed as the reason previous attempts to find construct validity have failed.In Copyrightconstruct validityMTMMMsituational judgment testThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11222002-144415/