This paper demonstrates that in a toppling dive (1) a 1:1 ratio exists between the rotational speed of the diver immediately before and after the take-off and (2) the take-off angle as defined by Page is approximately 50 percent. (Author)

The report reviews a number of schemes designed to describe the human behaviors occurring during task performance. The purpose of the review is to assess whether such schemes will be useful in classifying tasks per se. Included in the review are schemes which employ such conceptual units as functions, abilities, and overt behaviors. In general,…

In this follow-up study, it was found that cooperation could be developed when rewards for cooperating were greater than for performing individual tasks and when subjects could discriminate between task alternatives and relative rewards. For reprints, write to the Experimental Education Unit, Child Development and Mental Retardation Center, Univ.…

Describes how to determine manpower requirements. (Author)

The fundamentals of the program described require that the athlete analyze the task of swinging a golf club by scrutinizing it and by understanding each step and its importance to the goal. Mental readiness is stressed as well. (DS)

When a person performs several activities at the same time, there is often competition for the processing resources required to do those activities. Recently, the authors developed a method for analyzing the tradeoffs that can occur when two or more tasks compete for the same limited resource. (Editor/RK)

Paper discusses in some detail the design of a problem-solving monitor and includes an annotated student protocol and the corresponding problem-solving graph. (Author)

The manual was designed to help vocational education curriculum experts learn procedures for constructing task inventories and for analyzing occupational performance. The manual opens with definitions of a task inventory and other terms, and an overview of the procedure. The first six steps involve the overall construction of an initial task…

The effects of task complexity and vicarious reward upon children's ability to learn a substantial educational task through modeling were investigated. After observing a models performance, all subjects (elementary school students) were offered direct reward for matching responses. Accuracy of imitative learning was inversely related to task…

Four-man groups participated in a model-building task as a group. Medium Machs were rated as leaders significantly more than High or Low Machs. Low Structure increased emergent leadership across Machiavellianism level, while High Structure increased group members' satisfaction. (Author)

The objectives of this study were to: (1) compile a comprehensive inventory of tasks which make up the food service function in health facilities; (2) analyze which of the tasks are currently being performed by various levels of personnel working in the food service department; (3) determine curriculum components to satisfy the training needs…

The relationship between variations in an auditory signal identification task and consequent changes in the abilities related to identification performance was investigated. Characteristics of the signal identification task were manipulated by varying signal duration and signal-to-noise ratio. Subjects received a battery of reference ability tests…

The isolation of the components of intelligent performance and applicability of the componential analysis method to tasks other than analogies are discussed. The article also examines the structure of a componential analysis, the precuing method of task decomposition, and new methods for isolating components in a variety of reasoning tasks.…

Discusses performance analysis, designed for use in an organization's training program. It is described as a technology which views organization performance as a function of the individual and the job environment, in which any modification of performance has to deal with both parts. Examples of the use and benefits of performance analysis are…