Technical Report - International Military Testing Association

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We probably ahould not conc~~tn ourselvGa here with tho technical
accuracy of item8 fn a test , us this pofnt ra?ot%d to content validity
urually ir validated by checking :ha publication used In raferenclrq
the It=.
A point which ohould be considered ir that much raeearch aa hee
bsen conducted harr foilad to fIn.3 sny oignificant difference In validity
of ittwo ragardleor of whether they conform pracfaaly to “ita construction
prfnciplae” or not,
1. Frequency of parformIng the task: Ho3 inpsrtmt is thio
factor? Whet Ia the relationehip of frequency, OT rcuclne, of job ttask
to the criticality of the taok?
2. Criticality of perfoming the task: What Is the rasolt if
the Lark Ir NOT performed? If the task IO NOT parfamtd corrsctlyt
� afaly? Wfll men be kIllad? squipmant ruined? miosion fail to ba accomplishcd?,
etc.
3. Knowladga eratntlal to parfom tha tack.
4. Proceea, or UIQ, of the knowledga to perfom the taoks.
5. How wall do the problems In this ares dIocrLmZnate between
-lIlted pereons having high, average, and low levalrr of fob rnnetery?
The rcnlar attached ara suggested for your uoa In listing ruccfnctly
the essential criteria oxpert jud305 should use in categorialng job tmrko
and toet Items at onr end of tha scales or In tha niddle. Scratch pager
I8 attached alro for your convenience,
NOTE : Several copier of the content valIdrt?an otudy being conducted
by MaFDovtd Culclot~rti, MOS Ev&luatIon Test Project Director, US Amy
Medical PIeld Service School, Fort Smn Rouoton, TEXAS, arc avaflatle to
penal Iombarr for Infomatton and use for suggertions aa to procadureo.
We fnvfte Hajor Culclavure to diecuos hia etudy with ua at thic point.
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