From: doitboy@earthlink.net   
      
   Before operational use of Air Traffic Selection And Training   
   (AT-SAT) for hiring purposes, concerns were raised about   
   differences in AT-SAT scores among protected groups   
   (including but not limited to female and black group   
   members.)    Consequently, FAA management met with   
   representatives from these protected groups to solicit their   
   input. The original passing score of 70 had been calibrated   
   so that 62% of fully certified incumbent controllers would   
   achieve an AT-SAT score equal to, or greater than, 70. The   
   intent was to minimize FAA Academy and on-the-job training   
   failures and to compensate for the need for ATCSs to perform   
   potentially more difficult duties in the future (Waugh, 2001)."   
      
   "After these concerns were raised and the representatives’   
   comments were heard, FAA management directed AT-SAT   
   researchers to explore the possibility of reducing potential   
   adverse impact without unduly compromising the validity of   
   the test. Additionally, management decided that most fully   
   qualified incumbent FAA controllers should be able to pass   
   FAA’s entry-level aptitude test . AT-SAT researchers were   
   also asked to determine if reasonable changes could be made   
   to AT-SAT to mitigate differences between groups without   
   sacrificing validity as a predictor of ATCS job performance."   
      
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