DEVELOPMENT OF A TAXONOMY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE: A REVIEW OF CLASSIFICATORY SYSTEMS RELATING TO TASKS AND PERFORMANCE

Abstract

In recent years there has been a crescive interest in the science of taxonomy in general, and in behavioral classifications in particular. In the report, past efforts are reviewed in an attempt to assess the 'state-of-the-art' and to provide procedural guidelines for future taxonomic efforts. Approaches to and dilemmas encountered in attempting to develop systems of classification are discussed. Special consideration is given to those systems oriented toward the organization and understanding of information about human task performance. Within this context the taxonomic issues of purpose, descriptive bases, and methodological approaches are discussed in terms of available alternatives. The report leads to the conclusion that behavioral taxonomy is still in its infancy and that truly powerful systems of classification have yet to be developed. The paper suggests how substantive progress may be made by attempting development of a task classification system based upon numerical taxonomic procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0689411

Entities

People

  • George R. Wheaton

Organizations

  • American Institutes for Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Education
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Retrieval
  • Job Analysis
  • Motor Skills
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design