Techniques to Infer Job Competency Levels from Hands-on Job Performance Scores

Abstract

The background of the Job Performance Measurement (JPM) project and the performance measures collected by that project are described. Job performance test scores from the Job Performance Measurement System need to be interpreted in terms of job competence. The literatures on item-based and examinee-based standard setting methods are reviewed and compared. Subject matter experts use a modified Jaeger technique to set standards for 16 hands-on tasks for the Aerospace Ground Equipment AFS. A technique using archival JPM scores and test administrator ratings of task performance also is used to set standards. Both methods result in considerable savings of time and money compared to traditional standard setting methods. The standards resulting from using those two techniques are similar. Implications for future standard setting research and practice are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250070

Entities

People

  • Carolyn H. Fotouhi
  • Dickie A. Harris
  • Donald L. Harville
  • Gregory P. Mosher
  • Mark S. Teachout

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Databases
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Fuel Systems
  • Gas Turbines
  • Human Resources
  • Performance Tests
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • Space