How to be Successful on "Oral" Assessment Exercises for Police Promotion

• NCJ Number: 214187
• Author(s): Donald J. Schroeder; Frank A. Lombardo
• Date Published: 2001
• Length: 251 pages
• Sale Source: Looseleaf Law Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Book (Hardbound)
• Publication Type: Handbook
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This handbook is designed to help police promotional candidates master oral assessment exercises administered in an Assessment Center.

Abstract

Assessment exercises are thought to simulate situations common to certain ranks of police officers, testing officers’ knowledge for promotional purposes. Assessment exercises are either written or oral; this handbook focuses exclusively on how to master oral assessment exercises. The handbook is divided into three parts: part 1 is comprised of five chapters that offer general information about assessment exercises and how to prepare for them. Chapter 1 discusses how to use the handbook and answers essential questions about assessment exercises while chapter 2 focuses on the scoring process used in all types of assessment exercises, reviewing the most commonly measured dimensions including management control and problem analysis, among others. Chapter 3 reviews the principles, administration, supervision, and management of oral assessments. The author presents this information through a listing of “generic statements,” defined as “statements that relate generally to the subject matter of an oral assessment exercise.” Using similar statements during an oral assessment can earn points for the candidates. Chapter 4 presents the most common forms of oral assessment exercises and chapter 5 discusses the importance of time management while completing the timed examination. Part 2 is comprised of five chapters that focus on the particular types of oral assessment exercises. Throughout these chapters, the authors outline strategies to optimize candidate performance on different types of oral assessments that help to familiarize candidates with the examination process and administrators. Five types of oral assessments are discussed: (1) the oral presentation; (2) the question and answer exercise; (3) the oral interactive interview; (4) the fact finding exercise; and (5) the leaderless group discussions. Part 3 is comprised of six chapters, each of which presents practice oral assessment exercises for each type of oral assessment. Each chapter closes with true/false questions on the chapter material. Index