WEEKLY REPORT NO. 39 1 NOVEMBER - 7 NOVEMBER 1962 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION STAFF

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• Publication Date: November 8, 1962
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SUBJECT s Weekly Report No. 39
1 November - 7 November 1962
Assessment and. Evaluation Staff
1. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None
II. OTHER ITEMS
GRID CLASS --S-- FA M
JUST __ NEXT REV 20-~ . -- AUTHI
1. On 23 October, the day after the beginning of the Cuban
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25X1 A received a long-distance call fro
New York C y expert in programmed instruction, offering extensive pro-
gratmned material in basic electronics to the Agency for try-out. TSD
Training had seen, and shown interest in, these materials when theyA
were still under development almost two years ago.
by his publisher from publishing the first four volumes of material until
the remaining seven are completed, thought, in view of the crisis, that
we might wish either to send a student to New York to work through the
materials, or to have him send us mimeographed stencils of the texts
which we could then run off and give to several students here in Wash-
ington. He offered either ser*ice free of charge, but did ask that we
give him our reaction, and results, and permit him to say that we had
tried out the materials and to quote whatever we had found. "1A
25X1A checked with OC Training Officer; defy
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25X1 A TSD Training; and TSD
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and found that all are interested in the published mater ,
at present, are not able to provide guinea pigs for a try-out.
was notified accordingly.
25X1 A 2. On 25 October, met with - and Dr. DavjaX1 A
25X1 A programming specialist from the
~.,. ""use the ways in which IliffElight contr a to
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well suited for analysis of training problems of the sort currently
faced by NPIC and the development of representative training materials
and approaches for meeting these problems. This would include, of
course, programmed materials wherever these seemed most appropriate.
One problem is that none of the = staff is cleared through TOP SECRET,
which may delay their support for 90 days. Another problem is that we have
no clear idea of the extent to which Ms help will be needed. Dr. 25X1A
- however, win send.NPIC a proposal which will merely offer ~ 25X1 A
services when, and to the extent, needed. It should arrive within two
weeks.
25X1 A 3. Mr. OC Training Officer, has asked 1A
for a list o t e programed materials available in trigonometry, a -
gebra, calculus, relays switches, and. "klyphons", for possible use in a
self-instructional training program for OC people.
25X1A it. On 26 October, met with several psy-
chologists from the Army s Personnel Research Office who have been devot-
ing much time to the investigation of problems of photo interpretation.
Their three-hour briefing reported an impressive amount of research
completed, or under way, in this area, some of which may have direct
relevance to the design of training materials for NPIC. They called
our attention to an Air Force symposium on photo interpretation, to be
held at Griffiss AFB, Rome, New York, on 7-8 November, which
25X1 A and NPIC, are now planning to attend. They also offered
us copies o., a se ection battery for photo interpreters which they have
recently developed,which we have since formally requested from General
Bearch, head of the Army's Research and Development Command. Future con-
tracts with this knowledgeable and dedicated group should continue to be
rewarding.
25X1A
On 26 October a contract psychologist from the
25X1A was in Washington working with
DD/OCR, on the program which
has been developing for use in the Intelligence Subject Code
25X1A course. Both instructors, as well as were well pleased
with the progress so far. It is anticipated that the contract, involving
the preparation of approximately eight hours of programmed materials,
will be completed by Christmas.
25X1A 6. has begun to spend most of his time at the Steuart
Building, arizing himself with the work of the NPIC photo inter-
preter.
7. The assessment of the class of January, 1963 JOT's already on
board will begin on 15 November 1962. On this date written assessment
procedures will be administered to approximately 18 JOT's.
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8. C/AB/A&E has been reviewing the qualifications of Internal
25X1A JOT candidates with J0/TO 11MI111110111. At the moment approximately 15
people seem worth further processing. Assessment of these people viii
begin on 20 November 1962 at which time written assessment procedures
will be administered.
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