TEST-SCORES AND ON-THE-JOB PERFORMANCE OF BANK WORKERS IN NIGERIA - ALONGITUDINAL AND CORRELATIONAL STUDY

The empirical study reported here attempts to establish the degree of relationship between test scores and on-the-job performance scores (jo b evaluation) of bank workers. We developed two related research hypot heses Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient (gamma) and Pea rson's contingency coefficient (C) to establish the degree of relation ship between test scores and on-the-job performance scores. The result s of the two hypotheses clearly indicates that there exist perfect lin ear relationship between test scores and on-the-job performance scores of bank workers. The result of this study is likely to assist scholar s in bridging any existing conceptual gaps in test scores and on-the-j ob performance and practitioners in formulating appropriate policies o n employee test scores and job performance scores.