Technical Report - International Military Testing Association

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many factor8 othsr than the proficiency of perronnarl being rated,” The
authors Ilrt mwtn genaral limitations of rating proceduras (pp. 383-384).
Thue, SU& retlnga should salden, if aver, be unod ee the sole or determining
evidence of validity. For example, both logical enalyalo and
raoaarch on ratinga indicate that peara end cuparvisors tend to rnte
eomewhet different qualities end to weight these differently even when
given exactly the same acelco end dafinltlonr.
Whet I em proposing la related to an urea of ccnzmunicatfono rtrcarch
celled “content enelyele.” In his book -Content - Analyaie fn Cmunicmtiona
Rcoesrch, Dr. Bernard Birdson defines content enelyels as?‘...6 reoearch
technique for the objective end quantitative description of the taenifert
content of cmraunfcetlon.” Of courle, the test ltaa le the coazuunlcetion
whooe menlfcet content interest8 ue.
BcfDre proceeding further, perhaps we ten avoid quibbling on
maentlc differencer by agrtclng to UIC English end Englioh (195B)
deflnltlone of certain tat-ma bselc to our dfrcuesion.
Dtflnftlone
.I. Oblectlvt of test: To objectively neeeure the degree to which
a person has mertered eJI1 tlglentr of a epecific occupetion (the vo:d
degree impliea separating workere on the basis of dtffertng ebilftlte.)
2. Job Kaatery: Such pr?fCcleney ln e epecfffc occupation thet
certain definad standards of eccomplfshmsnt can be met perfectly (Englleh
end English, 1958).
3. Discrfmlnetfon: The proceos of detecting dfffcrencte (our teete
must be able to measure differences in degree of job mestary emong pcopl~
working ln the euae occupation).
4. Standard: That which is expected; a practical, desirable level
of ptrformsnce (Englleh and Engllrh, 1958).
5. Job Standard: Army Regulation AR 611-2Gl (1961), pegs 6, atetee
II .** d. Fzth digit . . ..Thara aklll level designations indfcate the level
of proficiency required in e epeclflc job end the corresponding quellficetlon
of an lndivlduel... (With the exception of HGS Code 718) NAVPERS
18068 (1958) lieto the job � tendardo of Navy enlleted occupation groupr.
Air Force Kenuel 35-l (1957) lleto the job standard8 for the Air Force
enlirted occupatione. Slmtlar regulations list job etendardr for the Royal
Cenadien Navy, the US Coert Cuerd, the Herchent Heri.ne Academy, and the
tfarlne Corpr .
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