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Dunbar, Stephen B.; And Others – 1985
This paper considers the application of Bayesian techniques for simultaneous estimation to the specification of regression weights for selection tests used in various technical training courses in the Marine Corps. Results of a method for m-group regression developed by Molenaar and Lewis (1979) suggest that common weights for training courses…
Descriptors: Adults, Bayesian Statistics, Estimation (Mathematics), Military Personnel
Blakemore, Thomas F.; Coker, Charles C. – 1982
A study was conducted (1) to obtain an estimate of the amount of error in prediction that occurs when static measures are used to interpret work-sample performance; (2) to identify a number of dynamic performance measures that reflect learning that might occur on the task; and (3) to compare the predictive accuracy of those measures to that of…
Descriptors: Adults, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Botterbusch, Karl F. – 1978
The purpose of this guide is to provide procedures, ideas, and examples that will insure the successful use of job sites to the evaluator who chooses to use job site evaluation to assess client potential outside of the rehabilitation facility. The first part gives some very precise reasons for and examples of the different uses of job site…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employment Potential, Field Tests
Super, Donald E. – 1985
One of the new dimensions of vocational and career counseling is the recognition of the continuity in careers. Despite periods of unemployment and despite a radical change of occupations, the person having these experiences of change is still the same person. Although a career involves the life pursuits of a person, there are several differing…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults