This study was concerned with the identification of the job dimension underlying the job elements of the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ), Form B. The PAQ is a structured job analysis instrument consisting of 187 worker-oriented job elements which are divided into six a priori major divisions. The statistical procedure of principal components…

A description of the second phase of a project which attempted to gather task statements and related data about people who were involved in instructional media. (AK)

The increasing need for specialization into today's schools has resulted in an increase in the size of most office staffs. If schools are to get their dollar's worth out of their employees, administrators will have to analyze carefully the function of each person employed. (CK)

Covers the job inventory process and the process of operations analysis as they help one refine the sales job into target outcomes and behaviors toward which training can be directed. (EB)

This is a critical analysis of kinds of job tasks (transmission of communication, development of management skills, changing employee attitudes) performed by 717 industrial supervisors in 110 Ohio industrial firms. Four tables are included. (LY)

A proposal for librarianship which leaves the role of technician to the computer and the apprentice and provides the librarian the opportunity to serve as a reader and teacher who is in constant contact with students and scholars. (RM)

Provides a definitive guide to the tools and terms of competency modeling, the idea of testing for competence rather than intelligence. (JOW)

Discusses the impetus for considering new terminology for the field of communication. Presents four categories to consider as alternative labels to describes what many "technical writers" actually do: information developer of functional analyst, interface professional, project manager, and information manager. (SR)

Correctional officers (176 of 344 sampled) completed a task inventory that included 5 bogus tasks in a false reporting index. Degree of false report was related to the type of rating scale used. Overall, 45% indicated they performed tasks that were not part of the job. (SK)

The Position Classification Questionnaire (PCQ) and task inventory method (TI) were used to study the same work functions. PCQ divided functions into 16 classes for wage/salary determination. TI divided them into 28 classifications for training purposes. The two approaches were considerably different in their approach to how work should be…

This article explores the overlaps and disconnects between the competencies evaluators acquire during graduate school and those required and desired by employers. To investigate this relationship, two different surveys are administered, one for job seekers and the other for employers; 205 postings in the American Evaluation Association job bank…

A look at how audiovisual technicians can help directors by producing media software, performing simple maintenance techniques, and distributing media hardware. (HB)