Predictive Validity of the Science and Technology Pre-service Teachers’ Civil Servant Selection Examination

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the predictor validity of the Civil Servant Selection
Examination (KPSS) for Science and Technology pre-service teachers. This study explored the correlation
between the pre-service science and technology teachers’ KPSS performance and their Student Selection
Examination (ÖSS) and their Undergraduate Grade Point Average (ÜNO). 189 pre-service teachers were
participated for this study. Pearson correlation and multiple regressions analysis were used to analyses the
data. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between ÖSS and ÜNO but there is a
significant relationship between ÜNO and KPSS performance and ÖSS and KPSS performance. However
both relationships were low. As a result, both ÖSS and UNO were significant and valid predictor of KPSS
performance.