DEOCS: A New and Improved MEOCS

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DEOCS A New and Improved MEOCS

• Stephen A. Truhon
• Winston-Salem State University

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Introduction

• DEOMI has been concerned with development and
  testing of the MEOCS
• Revisions to the MEOCS include shortening it and
  making its items more neutral
• Replacing references to majority, minority,
  men, and women with more general terms race
  and gender and then using demographic
  information to determine the respondents
  specific race and gender

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Purpose

• 51 items from MEOCS-EEO were rewritten to be more
  neutral in DEOCS. Three steps
• IRT through MULTILOG
• Link tests through EQUATE
• DIF through DFIT and SIBTEST

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Method

• The DEOCS had been administered to 522
  participants at the time of the current study. A
  random sample of 522 respondents to the MEOCS-EEO
  was selected for comparison.

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DEOCS Scales

• Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
• Differential Command Behavior toward Minorities
  and Women
• Positive EO Behavior
• Racist Behavior
• Religious Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination

• Age Discrimination
• Commitment
• Trust in the Organization
• Effectiveness
• Work Group Cohesion
• Leadership Cohesion
• Job Satisfaction
• General EO Climate

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Results
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Discussion

• Test Equating
• Test Construction

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Future Research

• Computerized Adaptive Testing
• Internet Testing and DIF