Summarizes five task analysis approaches to determining what people need to know and do to perform their jobs successfully. (EM)

A chart of the major action points in the course of developing tests for training evaluation and for qualifying trainees provides a framework for discussing the problems and practices of test development. Performance standards are the most common sources of trouble; the test developer must have unequivocal standards to work from. (AJ)

New programs offer fresh opportunities to create new careers with potential for disadvantaged adults to grow and develop. This publication describes some practical ways to view jobs in determining whether to restructure to form new opportunities. The process of task analysis involves identification of the duties, taks, and elements of the job…

The report summarizes the various job analysis techniques that have been developed, discusses their applications to selected human resource management activities, and suggests priorities for further research and developmental work. The introduction defines job analysis and discusses the applications of job analysis data, and the structure of the…