RTRI REPORT November 1999

A Study of the Validity of Psychological Aptitude Tests Adopted in the Japanese Railway Industry

Keiko KIOKA, Masayoshi SHIGEMORI


  The criterion for pass or failure of the intelligence test, one of the psychological aptitude tests, is different for different job categories. In testing the employees engaged in the maintenance of track and electrical facilities, it is higher for Shinkansen lines than narrow-gauge lines, despite the fact that the working environment is safer. To discuss the validity of the criterion, this paper compares the maintenance work of track and electrical facilities of Shinkansen and narrow-gauge lines from the viewpoints of job contents and the relation between the test result and safety indices.



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