Technical Report - International Military Testing Association

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We probably ohould not conc1~rn ourcralvea here ~Lth tha tcchnlcnl
accuracy of itakka in 43 test, EB rhie point rel.acwi to content validity
uauafly fe validated by chockFug tha publication uaeci Fn raforencing
the LeQm.
A point which ahould bn coneidarsd ia that such rtrmrch BI has
been conducLed hm failad to ffnd my eigntffcmt diffarauce In validity
of ftcme ragardllaeo of uhothsr they conforra precFesPy to “Ltesn construction
prfncfplar” or not.
1. Fraquency of perfaming tho task: Vow hportant ie thio
factor? What is tha Polorionehip of frequency, or routina, of job took
to ehe crdtfcalit~ of ths tark?
2. Criticality of performing the task: What fa the rerult if
the tank ir HOT parfowed? if the task io ?JOT perfowod correctly?
rafaly? Will man be killed? aquipmant ruined? miasfon fafl to be accompliohad?,
etc.
3. KncwZedgs ssaential to perform the feek.
4. PTOC~YI, or use, of the knowladge to perform eha raako,
5. Hew well do the problems in thirr ~1rm discriminate between
anlisted perrono having high, svaregc,, and low ?svaln of job curtaty?
Z’ha ocalar attached ara rugeasted for your use in l.le~lng auccfxtIy
tha oseential criteria axparr judgea ohould u5?1 in cetegoriting job treks
and teat itema atz one and of ehe scalao or in the middle. Scratch ; aper
10 ateachod aloo for your coiweniance.
E: Savaral copieo of the content validation etudy being conducted
by Major David Culclasurs, MS Evaluation Teat Project Director, US Arq
Medical Field Service School, Fort Smn Houston, TBXEO, ara availatlo to
panel mexnbare for information and uce for suggaotloar do to procedurar.
We invite Major Culclaaure to ditcues hia study with uil at thle point.
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