Generalized Thurstone and Guttman scales for measuring technical skills in job performance

Abstract

"Check lists for use in evaluating task performance in several related naval job specialities (ratings) were shown to meet the Thurstone and Guttman scalability requirements. The Scaled Technical Proficiency Check Lists evaluate the status of a technician with reference to tasks normally performed by men of equivalent pay grade and rating. The lists contain only a relatively small number of items, so that they are simple and convenient to use. Yet, because the tasks included form a scale, the score obtained from them can be generalized in meaning to the 'universe' of tasks of which they are representative." From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4LD37S. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)