Three Sets of Task Factor Benchmark Scales for Training Priority Analysis.
Abstract
The Occupation and Manpower Research Division of the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory has established that task training priority is a function of task factors and that, within a specialty, training priority ratings can be duplicated mathematically from task factor ratings. Because these ratings are measured on a different scale for each specialty, this methodology cannot be generally established and applied. To overcome this limitation, a series of benchmark scales was developed for the measurement of task factors against common frames of reference. This report presents the development of the benchmark scales for specialties with an electronic and a mechanical aptitude requirement. It then reports on the validation of the three sets of benchmark scales (Administrative/General, Electronic, and Mechanical). The benchmark scales were shown to have advantages and disadvantages compared with the traditional relative scales. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA072465
Entities
People
- David C. Thomson
- Kenneth Goody
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory