The handbook covers a comprehensive series of Job-Task Performance Tests for the Doppler Radar (AN/APN) and its Associated Computer (AN/ASN-35). The test series has been developed to measure job performance of the electronic technician. These tests encompass all phases of day-to-day preventative and corrective maintenance that technicians are…

Extensive job sample tests and multiple choice job knowledge tests were administered to approximately 370 men in each of four Army jobs: Armor Crewman, Repairman, Supply Specialist and Cook. Representative tasks in each job were analyzed and skill requirements were identified. This analysis and the correlations between job sample scores and job…

Performance tests are used in training evaluation to (1) certify student achievement, and (2) diagnose weaknesses in the instructional system. Proficiency measures that focus on task outcomes (product) normally provide data relevant to the first purpose, whereas measures of how the tasks are carried out (process) pertain to the second. Time or…

Twenty-five retarded and 25 nonretarded children, mean age 16 and 9 years respectively, matched for mental age, performed two-bit (four-choice) and three-bit (eight-choice) problem solving tasks to determine whether group performance differences would increase with task complexity and whether performance of the retarded children would be poorer.…

Nine subjects, 5 of whom claimed absolute pitch (AP) ability were instructed to rapidly strike notes on the piano to match randomized tape-recorded piano notes. Stimulus set sizes were 64, 16, or 4 consecutive semitones, or 7 diatonic notes of a designated octave. A control task involved motor movements to notes announced in advance. Accuracy,…

To determine the effect of verbalization on the acquisition of manipulative skills in young children, a puzzle-assembly experiment was designed. Each of 65 Head Start children between the ages of 47 and 58 months was randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups: practice with verbalization (PV); practice with no verbalization (PNV);…

An IPPB (intermittent positive pressure breathing) inservice class was restructured to provide more practical skill experience and problem solving situations. Results of performance tests using a computer-monitored patient simulator indicated that previously used cognitive tests and subjective evaluations were not adequate for determining course…

Army expands use of trainee instructors after successful test with wiremen. (Editor)

Eighty middle-class and 80 lower-class boys were tested on a visual and a verbal task under 3 conditions designed to modify an impulsive tempo." (Author)

Empirical data obtained from an exploratory study of the task-oriented information-processing behavior of information specialists were analyzed in seeking to identify useful predictors of job performance. Implications of the study relative to selection, training, and supervision are discussed, and suggestions for further research are indicated.…