behaviorally anchored ra(in g scales
(BARS) Scales that cambine
major elements frorn the critical
incident and graphic rating scale
a pp roach es. The a ppraiser rates the
employees based on items along
a continuum, but the points are
examples of actual behavior on the
given jab rather than general descriptions
ar traits,
forced cornparison Method of
performance evaluation where an
employee's performance is made in
explicit comparison to others (e.9.,
an employee may rank third c:ut of
ten employees in her work unit)
group order ranking An evaluation
method that places employees into
a particular classification, such as
quartiles.
individual ranking An evaluation
method that rank-orders employees
from best to worst