An analysis of the effect of frequency of task performance on Job Performance Measurement
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Authors
Reece, Rick L.
Subjects
Readiness
aptitude
task performance
frequency
recency
aptitude
task performance
frequency
recency
Advisors
Johnson, Laura D.
Date of Issue
1990-03
Date
March 1990
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
This thesis explores the effect of frequency of performance on the Congressionally mandated Job Performance Measurement, specifically the Marine Corps' portion of the study. The initial portion of the project involved the hands-on performance testing of the infantry specialities. The purpose of this thesis is to validate the use of the general technical (GT) composite of the ASVAB test as a predictor of performance in the infantry specialty and to provide recommendations to revise training priorities. Our approach in analyzing the problem included the following: (i) computing the correlation between aptitude and performance, then investigating any degrading or moderating effect that frequency might have on this relationship, (ii) an investigation into the performance of high aptitude personnel versus low aptitude personnel across frequency categories, and (iii) the relative effect of frequency on the maintenance of proficiency in each task. We have validated the use of the GT composite as an effective predictor for hands on performance by performing analysis of variance. An interesting result was the determination that frequency is the major predictor for performance based tasks requiring continual practice for the maintenance of skill levels, while recency is the major factor in predicting tasks that are more knowledge based and require the recall of detailed procedures.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
vii, 61 p. ill.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.