Development of a Taxonomy of Human Performance: Validation Study of Ability Scales for Classifying Human Tasks

Abstract

This report is the second of a series of studies designed to explore the feasibility of an approach to the development of a comprehensive taxonomy of tasks based upon the use of known parameters of human performance for describing and classifying tasks. The first report described the development of human abilities based rating scales and presented data on their reliability. The present report focuses on establishing preliminary estimates of the construct and predictive validity of these scales. The validity data were obtained through judges' ratings of a set of 38 tasks on 37 ability rating scales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0736194

Entities

People

  • Edwin A. Fleishman
  • George C. Theologus

Organizations

  • American Institutes for Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Language
  • Metal Plates
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Reaction Time
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reliability
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training
  • White Light

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.