POST-TRAINING PERFORMANCE CRITERION DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION. A MATRIX METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF TRAINING
Abstract
The use of suitability for the job as a basis for training evaluation is demonstrated by: (1) describing a specific scheme for quantitatively summarizing suitability, and (2) illustrating the application of the scheme through data collected in previous studies of four Naval ratings. Suitability for the job is defined as the training graduates' ability to do the tasks involved in the job. Matrix solutions are described which yield three indices, each reflecting a different aspect of the comparison between the skills of the trained man and the job's requirements. The method avoids the necessity for the determination of the functional rel tionship between training emphasis and job proficiency. Listing of the tasks as they are classified in the cells of a matrix and as they thereby contribute to the various training indices provides a further basis for consideration of specific changes in emphasis in various parts of the training program. The characteristics and limitations of the method are discussed and the results of its application to four Naval ratings presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0251082
Entities
People
- Arthur I. Siegel
- Douglas G. Schultz
- Philip Federman