A functional analysis was made of the verbal domain as it is defined by the test development process at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The thesis of the study was that the verbal domain consists of semantic relations that examinees must interpret. Test developers used a system of rules to sample stimulus materials from among infinite…

A trade analysis yields information on the task a person does but includes concepts, rules, and principles the task is based upon and the elements of other disciplines that must be used. (AG)

The preparation of a curriculum for teaching given limited occupational skills consists of job analysis and compilation of the curriculum on the basis of such an analysis. (Author)

Among findings of surveys on general capabilities for contract work completed by 737 sheltered workshops were that electronic/electrical assembly and wood pallet manufacture were the most common products; collating and mailing the most common service contracts; and bagging /packaging and assembly the most predominant hand operations. (Author/CL)

A career pathing approach to needs analysis brings together the organizational, work, and individual demands of career management. Needs analysis focuses on descriptions of work requirements that reflect what people actually do, and how they act. (CPAD Network, 1190 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 211, San Jose, CA 95128) (SK)

Traces the development of job analysis techniques and discusses several recent job analysis approaches. Examines functional job analysis, task banks, entry-level training, and task inventories. (CT)

Examines the importance of job functions and knowledge domains to the practice of disability management by obtaining the opinions of experts in disability management. Results indicate that many functions and knowledge domains appear to be generally important, while others appear to have greater or lesser salience depending on whether services are…

From a six-state sample of 286 bank tellers and supervisors, 118 returned an assessment of a DACUM-generated task listing for the teller occupation. Results indicated that the task listing was highly reliable and possessed substantial construct validity, although tasks added by respondents may indicate that DACUM is not yet a stand-alone…

A Monte Carlo simulation was used to investigate the effect of data transformation on average correlations between Job Descriptive Index scores. In general, results indicate that transformation of scores did not result in marked changes in the correlations and that such transformation may not be worthwhile. (SLD)

Empirically examined counselors' (n=2) work behaviors with cancer patients and families in hospital setting. Results indicated most of work behaviors performed by the counselors were specialized to a hospital setting, and within this domain, most common work behavior observed was in clinical supervision of volunteers, the second-most in the…

Customer service representatives (n=90) completed the Position Classification Inventory (PCI), Self-Directed Search, and a cognitive ability test. PCI was similar to the Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes in predicting performance. Cognitive ability was not significantly correlated with performance. Person/environment fit was supported as a…

Compares approaches to occupational analysis and develops a framework that identifies the role, skill, and function of each of the following dimensions: focus, conception of rationality, view of knowledge, concept of intelligence, learning process, individual/expertise relationship, enabling factors, psychological theory, model of social…

Presents a method for combining multiple scale responses from job or task surveys based on a hierarchical rating scheme. Provides the rationale for placing the resulting ordinal information on an interval scale of measurement using the Rasch model. Also suggests a method for linking two or more surveys using the Rasch model and the BIGSTEPS…

The Student Transitions Project Steering Committee's terms of reference allow it to appoint sub-committees to provide advice. Recently, the committee appointed a Mobility of Transfer Students Sub-Committee (formerly the Enrolment Planning Data Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer). The…