The Development of Equipment for Psychomotor Assessment,
Abstract
The purpose of the work was to develop a highly flexible psychomotor testing system capable of reproducing the psychological task structure of two electromechanical tests used earlier in Air Force pilot selection programs. These were the SAM Complex Coordination Test and the SAM Two-Hand Coordination Test. The work was conducted in two phases, the first of which resulted in the definition, design, assembly, and testing of the psychomotor testing system. The second phase involved the testing of 120 Air Force pilot candidates and analysis of the data. The system developed to implement these tests consists of two test stations (expandable to eight) and a test control unit. Test control station functions are performed with a PDP-8/L digital computer which can generate graphical, alphanumeric, or point displays on a direct-view storage tube. The feasibility of this psychomotor testing system was demonstrated and found to be highly flexible and efficient, with a capability for conducting test sessions under automated conditions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732210
Entities
People
- David F. Mcgrevy
- James H. Sanders Jr.
- Lonnie D. Valentine Jr.