Research on Methods of Synthetic Performance Testing.

Abstract

Synthetic performance testing is based on concepts of simulation and task-element sampling. The objective is to develop efficient tests, tests that conserve administrative resources without sacrificing validity. This report describes the preliminary exploration of such an approach. First, job tasks were analyzed to identify testing problems that synthetic testing might solve. Next, a tentative model of synthetic test development was proposed. Finally, portions of the model were explored experimentally. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA060338

Entities

People

  • J. Patrick Ford
  • William C. Osborn

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Classification
  • Demonstrations
  • Detection
  • Explosives
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Motor Skills
  • Performance Tests
  • Psychology
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Sampling
  • Simulations
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.