DEVELOPMENT OF A TAXONOMY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF ABILITY DIMENSIONS FOR CLASSIFYING HUMAN TASKS

Abstract

The report describes a series of studies carried out to develop methods by means of which observers can describe tasks in terms of their ability requirements. The general objective was to provide an instrument which could be utilized to describe both laboratory and operational tasks along a comprehensive set of specifically defined ability dimensions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0705672

Entities

People

  • Edwin A. Fleishman
  • George C. Theologus
  • Tania Romashko

Organizations

  • American Institutes for Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Base Lines
  • Computers
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Helicopters
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Motor Skills
  • Pilot Studies
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Reliability
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Systems Analysis and Design