Analysis of the Difficulty of Jobs Performed by First-Term Airmen in 11 Career Ladders,
Abstract
For specialties to which low-aptitude airmen are assigned what relationship can be found between airman aptitude and the difficulty of assigned jobs. Job difficulty was measured from inventories, and its variance was predicted by regression, using 40 predictors involving service time, aptitude, place, enlistment age, and technical school graduation. There were 13,921 inventories, embracing 11 ladders. A maximum of 22.3 percent of job difficulty variance was accountable. Time, consisting of one or more aspects of time on the job, time in the career ladder, or total active service, was the best predictor. Place, which included command, base size, and geographical location, was second best. As a predictor, aptitude was a poor third, accounting for 2.3 percent maximum. The relationship between aptitude and job difficulty was nonsignificant over half the time and always small. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0757876
Entities
People
- Llewellyn N. Wiley
Organizations
- Brooks Air Force Base