Validity of Flanagan Classification Test in Isfahan Art Sudents

The purpose of this article was to determine the validity of Flanagan Aptitude Classification Tests. Selection of best personnel in organizations is the problem that management and personnel selection departments usually encounter. To solve this problem, researchers validated test that has high predictive validity in different jobs. This test contains four sub-scales: psychomotor test‚ visual-spatial test‚ special ability test and general cognitive test. In the first stage of this research, 272 art students from Tehran and Isfahan Universities and in the next stage 185 art students were selected by random sampling. It‘s criterion validity was examined in fall and spring by correlation coefficients and stepwise regression. The correlation coefficients were converted to Fisher‘s z for comparison. Almost all of them were significant. In other words, the FACT predicted the student’s grade point average. Furthermore, findings form stepwise regression analysis showed the concurrent validity and predictive validity. The predictive validity was superior to concurrent validity in predicting the criterion. So this test was proposed to be used in selection and prediction of success in different jobs.