MAPr 105_Gathering Performance Information

Peers are in the best position to evaluate performance in relation to strategic organizational goals.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Supervisors are in the best position to evaluate performance in relation to strategic organizational goals.

The two main reasons that open-ended (i.e., comments) sections are typically not used effectively are that (1) it is not easy to systematically categorize and analyze such comments and that (2) quality, length, and content may vary.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Regardless of who rates performance, the rater is likely to be affected by biases that could distort the resulting ratings.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Ratings gathered from different sources in the organization will mostly be similar given that they are all rating the same employee.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Ratings from different sources are likely to be different given that different stakeholders are likely to interact with the employee in very different capacities.

Self-appraisals should not be used as the only source of performance data because they may be more lenient and biased than other ratings.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The basic component that requires forms to contain job title, division, pay grade or salary, and evaluation period is referred to as:

• Accountabilities, objectives, and standards
• Competencies and indicators
• Basic employee information
• Major achievements and contributions

The basic component that requires forms to contain definitions of the various knowledge, skills, and abilities to be assessed together with their observable behaviors is referred to as:

• Accountabilities, objectives, and standards
• Competencies and indicators
• Basic employee information
• Major achievements and contributions

The feature that recommends that a form specify expectations about past and future performance is referred to as:

• Clarity
• Comprehensiveness
• Time orientation
• Descriptiveness

________________ is the feature of forms that ensures that raters provide evidence of performance regardless of the level of performance.

• Clarity
• Comprehensiveness
• Time orientation
• Descriptiveness

The _______________ method of computing an overall score relies on the weights given to indicate the relative importance of each performance dimension measured to prevent personal bias from entering into the rating.

• creative
• mechanical
• methodological
• judgmental