Teamwork Competency Test (TWCT): A Step Forward on Measuring Teamwork Competencies

    Authors

    D. Aguado; R. Rico; M. Sanchez-Manzanares;E. Salas

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Group Dyn.-Theory Res. Pract.

    Keywords

    teamwork test; teamwork competencies; team performance; SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT TESTS; PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; SELECTION; TEAMS; VALIDATION; VALIDITY; BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; WORK; Psychology, Social

    Abstract

    The Teamwork Knowledge, Skill, Ability Test (TWKSAT), designed to assess teamwork competencies, has been widely used in both applied and academic contexts. However, studies have brought to light a number of reliability problems in the test. In this article, we describe 3 studies that (a) examined the functioning of the TWKSAT (N = 135); (b) investigated a new measure, the Teamwork Competency Test, including its metric properties (N = 120); and (c) analyzed the convergent and predictive validity of the Teamwork Competency Test compared with the TWKSAT (N = 91). Based on our results, we conclude that the TWKSAT does not adequately reflect the initial substantive model and has limitations with regard to reliability. The Teamwork Competency Test improves the TWKSAT by enhancing reliability, content validity, and substantiating the dimensional structure of the test.

    Journal Title

    Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice

    Volume

    18

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Editorial Material

    Language

    English

    First Page

    101

    Last Page

    121

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000337944400001

    ISSN

    1089-2699

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