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193 Blue Ravine Rd., Ste. 270 Folsom, CA 95630 June 2010 Copyright © 2010 Fire & Police Selection, Inc. Note: The numbers and headings of this report follow the format outlined in Section 14C of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) for content validity studies. USERS, LOCATION, AND DATES OF STUDY This validation study was conducted in a training room at the Mesa Fire Department training facility in Mesa, Arizona by Fire & Police Selection, Inc.

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(hereinafter referred to as 'FPSI'). The Department is located at 40 North Center Ste.115, Mesa, AZ 85201. The validation study began in June 2008 and was completed in November of 2008. PROBLEM AND SETTING The purpose of the study was to link the entry-level firefighter position at the Mesa Fire Department to the 2010 Fire & Police Selection, Inc.' S Entry-Level Firefighter Test Preparation Manual (10th Ed.). Hereinafter referred to as the 'TPM Test.'

A total of twelve (12) subject-matter experts were selected to participate in the validation study. The subject-matter experts represented a diverse pool that had knowledge of the Mesa Fire Department firefighter job and training academy. See Appendix A for a list of the subject-matter experts who participated in the study.

JOB ANALYSIS: CONTENT OF THE JOB The job analysis method used was called GOJATM (Guidelines Oriented Job Analysis). The partial firefighter job description (developed by FPSI from work with numerous fire departments) was submitted to the subject-matter experts for their independent review. A partial job analysis of the Entry-Level Firefighter classification was conducted using 12 subject-matter experts on November 18th from 8:00 a.m.

Subject-matter experts were asked to review 31 duties which were linked to the previous edition of the TPM Test. See Appendix B, 'TPM Duty Descriptions' for a description of these job duties. For each duty, subject-matter experts identified: A) The FREQUENCY the duty was performed. A scale of 1-9 (listed as annually, semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, semiweekly, daily/infrequently, or daily/frequently) was used. The IMPORTANCE level of the duty. A scale of 1 - 5 (1 = not required / 5 = extremely critical) was used.

Whether the duty was PERFORMANCE DIFFERENTIATING (i.e., whether or not performance of the duty makes a difference in overall job performance). A scale of 1 - 5 (1 = little or no difference / 5 = a very significance difference) was used. B) C) 2 Since the TPM primarily measures one ability, subject-matter experts were asked to assign ratings to the following ability: 'The ability to read, retain, recall and appropriately interpret technical documents in English, including diagrams, fire fighting manuals, general orders, maps and mapped information (such as street maps and/or topography maps) and/or standard operating procedures (SOPs). For this ability, subject-matter experts identified: A) The FREQUENCY the ability was performed. A scale of 1-9 (listed as annually, semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, semiweekly, daily/infrequently, or daily/frequently) was used.

The IMPORTANCE level of the ability. A scale of 1 - 5 (1 = not required / 5 = extremely critical) was used. WHEN the ability was NEEDED on the job. A scale of 1 - 3 (1= fully developed on the job / 3 = fully required at entry) was used. The BEST WORKER level of the ability. A scale of 1-5 (1 = possessing above-minimum levels of this ability makes no difference in overall job performance / 5 = possessing above-minimum levels of this ability makes a very significant difference in overall job performance) was used.

B) C) D) Additionally, subject-matter experts were asked to link this ability to each of the 31 duties found in the TPM Duty Descriptions. Subject-matter experts identified how important reading ability is to each of the 31 duties. A scale of 1 ­ 5 (1 = not important / 5 = critically important) was used. See 'TPM Job Analysis Rating Survey' in Appendix C for actual scales. SELECTION PROCEDURE AND ITS CONTENT TEST PREPARATION MANUAL (TPM) and TEST The Test Preparation Manual (TPM) approach uses concrete measurement (testing) of a candidate's reading, comprehension, retention, and recall ability which is used as a necessary prerequisite to critical, observable work behaviors and/or products.

This is accomplished by providing all candidates with a representative work sample of information in booklet form (TPM) taken directly from critical materials required and used by incumbents on the job.