The Development of a New Research Paradigm for Studying Aptitude-Treatment Interactions

The purpose of this study was to adapt the personnel classification research paradigm to investigate aptitude treatment interactions (ATI) in training settings. This report is divided into Introduction and Method sections. We present in the Introduction a description of personnel classification theo...

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Main Authors: Lightfoot Statman, Mary A, Gribben, Monica A, Naughton, Jennifer A, McCloy, Rodney A
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
APTITUDES
ATI(APTITUDE TREATMENT INTERACTIONS)
CLASSIFICATION
ENVIRONMENTS
JOB TRAINING
LEARNING
PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
PERSONNEL
Psychology
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to adapt the personnel classification research paradigm to investigate aptitude treatment interactions (ATI) in training settings. This report is divided into Introduction and Method sections. We present in the Introduction a description of personnel classification theory, method, and research findings, and a review of the training literature. We describe in the Method the classification-ATI research design and the Training Characteristics Survey (TCS), both of which were developed in this project. The classification-ATI research design employs a person-treatment matching procedure to measure ATIs. The TCS is an instrument for measuring the variation in training settings due to course content, method of instruction, course difficulty, and occupation type. We believe that the classification-ATI research paradigm will improve ATI research, by providing a means for comparing several ATIs within a single study and producing a quantitative index of the practical effects of ATIs on training performance.