Development and Evaluation of a Task Taxonomy to Support Research on Cross-Job Transferability of Skills.

Abstract

This paper describes a comprehensive effort to develop a common taxonomy of tasks performed by US Air Force (USAF) enlisted personnel for the purpose of supporting a program of research on cross-job transferability of skills. Information was integrated from several sources, including: (a) a rational task taxonomy developed previously by the USAF Occupational Measurement Center (USAFOMC) using subject matter experts (SMEs), (b) data collected from 675 other SMEs on a questionnaire measuring the skills/knowledge requirements of 47 Air Force jobs, (c) data collected from 2122 airmen on the General Work Inventory, (E) existing work taxonomies, and (F) expert judgment. Empirical support was obtained for the resulting 26-category taxonomy in terms of (a) its face validity, (b) reliability of its descriptive categories, (c) empirical distinctness of the task categories, and (d) validity of job clusters formed on the basis of task category profiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293638

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Lance
  • David L. Mayfield
  • Michael J. Kavanagh
  • R. B. Gould

Organizations

  • State University of New York at Albany

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health Services
  • Human Resources
  • Job Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Surveys
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Occupational Health and Safety.