cut-e presents its latest research findings at conferences across Europe

HAMBURG, Germany, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Dr Achim Preuss, founder and MD of the cut-e Group comments: "As a company, we have witnessed a surge in interest in the value and benefits of online assessment. cut-e is recognised as one of the leaders in online testing because of our commitment and constant drive to consider, research and incorporate new ways to improve the assessment of people at work. As such, our research and development programme is strong; we believe that it is important to challenge, investigate and improve testing practices and we see conferences as a vehicle to share with, and learn from, our fellow psychologists and test developers."

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cut-e welcomed the opportunity to share its work with colleagues gathered recently at the International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) and the Conference of the International Test Commission (ITC) and looks forward to more discussion at the European - Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP) Conference in September.

One of the key areas of recent research includes the design and development of a new instrument which predicts the likelihood of counter-productive work. Katharina Lochner, Research Coordinator at cut-e comments: "Just as organisations look to see the behaviours it wants in its employees early on in the recruitment process, it's just as important to identify and recognise the more undesirable behaviours. After years of looking into this area, our assessment tool takes into account that behaviours displayed by a person at work are due to the situation encountered as much as the person's personality." 

With the growth of online testing, the cut-e team also looks at the impact of technology on the science of testing. It presented its research into the effect of cheating on online assessment scores – and its research into the validity of the shorter tests made possible through adaptive testing. Other studies presented recently include looking at the impact that emotional state has on test performance and, in separate papers, the implications of improving test performance through cognitive training, and how rater selection and innovative scoring models can improve the value of 360 degree feedback.

cut-e will be presenting at the E-ATP conference in September in Budapest. For more information about the Conference, visit its website – http://www.eatpconference.eu.com/

Media Contact: Babette Auhagen, cut-e Group, 004940325038990, [email protected]

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