Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

devised based upon the duty m~dulcs. Each duty modulc,,consists of a collection
of task statcixnts. A study of Army Training Tests (ATT’s) revealed that
task statements could be .convcrtcd into checklist it&s, This provides the
means by which information can be collected about thei performance of individuals
during unit training tests. Separate scores arc obtained for separate
practi cc maneuvhrs .
Scparntc scores can ‘bc obtained for movement, defense,
and attack, as noted in Figure 4. Each cxcrcisc will have a scenario, the
possibility of casxllties, and so!‘forth. Duty nodules will be looked at during
the appropriate phnsc of the Army Yraining Tests. They would not be tested
during. ever)- sing lc phase.
Unit Tc*st I’hasc
Plodlllc Task Chccl, 1 i st I t cm blovcmcnt t _ fcnsc At tacti
c- 1 Establish and opcratc
field communications
rclny station x s
G-l Make cntrics in
cquipmcnt lox books s s
Figure 4. Step 3, Relationship to vrrit Performance.
SUMMARY " * i
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These individual duty modules are dcsigncd to be dcrivcd from a variety
of specialties rather than just one. They arc cconoaicol in the sense that
many different task inycntorics can bc designed and jobs described with a
small number of duty nodules. They can utilike task inventory data already .
collcctcd on assignwnt and work assignment pkactices in the field. The)
meet an apparent need fbr consistency at a lckcl of gcncrality between the NOS
.z?d the task, at an optimum lcvcl of detail.1 Ultimately, if duty modules can
provide a language xccptablc to both resow& planners and requirements
planners, they will facilitate COmlmiCatiOJI and pronotc better matching of
men and jobs.
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PERFORbWCE STANDARDS .4NDrSKILL LEVELS
It is not possible to talk about testing in terms of duty modules without
first t.*lking about tcstins standards. I’crformancc standards in the
Army arc pre,lared sysrcmatically as part of the systems engineering of trnining
process iDr the dcsiy of Army school COWSCS. .At one point in systems
engineering, task and skill analysis sheets arc prcparcd. lhcsc result in
evaluation plans _ It is ;I standard practice to indicate specific performance
standards for training purpos:cs for each terminal or facilitating objective
on these cvalunt ion plans (SW Vi gurc 5).
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