Importance Of Measuring Integrity

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Introduction
The term integrity has been defined differently by a number of scholars, the proceeding literature is going to cover various aspects pertaining to the definitions put forward by various authors. Issues to be discussed and given depth information on are the validity of integrity tests, reliability and fairness of the tests. On measuring the integrity a number of tests are used to determine the outcome of integrity. Christopher M defined integrity as the state or quality of being entire or complete, wholeness, entireness as the integrity of an empire or territory, he went on to define it as the moral soundness, honest, freedom from corrupting influence. However another scholar Mary C defined I by identifying the balance one’s internal values of integrity and one’s external actions, it the inner self being congruent with the outer self, a kind of balance perhaps it’s like the relationship between the air in the hull of a ship and the water supporting it. Again another scholar gave a definition as something that encompasses both the intellectualization (we call thinking) and the doing, it implies competences and doing things right.
Even though we have multiple definitions to the term integrity, there are a number of tests that are used to measure it. But before we go straight into these tests it is important to first visit some of the main factors that should be taken into consideration when measuring integrity. The major factors are in the form of steps which need to be taken in measuring integrity and these are explained below.
(Samantha , 2001) put forward three steps which starts by meeting individually with the employees on a regular basis, then personal interviews are used as tools in assessing attributes such as...

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Name Cedric

Surname Muzerengwa
Student number 201104003
Course name Psychometrics
Lecturer Prof Moerdyk
Assignment question
What is integrity and how do we measure it, comment on reliability, validity and fairness of integrity tests?.

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