PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT MODULE

THREE FACETS OF A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF AN ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM ARE PROPOSED. THE FIRST FACET IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AND ELEMENTS OF AN ENTIRELY NEW SYSTEM OF WITHIN SUBJECTS PSYCHOMETRICS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP MEASURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN ABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF INDIVIDUALS ON DIFFERENT DAYS. THE SECOND FACET IS A SCORING SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE USABLE FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF COGNITIVE, JUDGMENTAL, AND PERFORMANCE TESTS AND TASKS. IT WILL CONTAIN TECHNIQUES BASED ON CLASSICAL AND MODERN PSYCHOMETRICS AND ON ANALYTICAL STRATEGIES WHICH ARE USED IN THE STUDY OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES. THE THIRD FACET IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR AN INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE WHICH WILL INTERFACE WITH THE TESTING APPARATUS, CONTROL THE FLOW OF DATA TO AND FROM TWO DATA BASES (ONE OF SUMMARY DATA AND ONE ARCHIVALLY COMPLETE), AND PREPARE SUMMARY REPORTS TO EXAMINEE PERFORMANCE.