DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED NPIC PROCESS RESEARCH PROGRAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: March 27, 1969
• Content Type: MF

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IIPIC/TSSG/DED-1555-69
27 March 1969
mom= FOR : E-ecutive Director, EPIC
THROUGH : Chief, Development & Engineering Division, TSSG
THROUGH ; Chief, Technical Services & Support Group
omen Descrietien of the Proposed NPIC PI Process
Research Progren
1.
To develop a battery of perceptual-psychological tests for photo
interpreters and to validate these testa agatast actual photo inter-
pretation performance. This effert, if suecessful, will help improve
future selection of Pis and provide NPIC management with a more compre-
hentive description and understanding of individual Pls and Pi candidates.
2. Procc44Tes
a. Correlate eeisting teat data (ABS'e Professional Aeelicant
Test Battery and the Image Interpretation Selection Battery scores)
with photo interpretation performance me-sures (auch as the Offutt
PI Course Scores, specially-devised supervisory ratings end per.
romance meirures developed by I Ion a representative sample
of Center Pio. Thle phase will assess the predictive value
(validity) of our current tests.
b. Devise . supplementary battery of perceptual-psychological
tests to be administered to a small seaple of Center Pis on wham
performance measures will have been obtained. This phase will
require eetensive interviewing and testing of approeimately 20
Center Pis. Select from the total group of tests administered
to this group those tests with the more premisine validities end
administer to a larger sample of Pls on whom performance measures
are obtained. Based on the results with this larger sample, select
the most valid tests for inclusion in a test battery to be given to
PT candidates..
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SUBJECT : Description of he Proposed EPIC PI Process 11?.isearch Program
3. It is obviously difficult to predict the payoff potential of
this proposed project, especially in light of the paucity of adequate PI
performance measures. Nevertheless, it is recommended that this effort
be undertaken, in order to help determine( the validity of those tests
currently used in connection with selection of PIs as well as to eplore
other promising tests.
4. Efforts to date have resulted in a general test plan, developed
nlong the lines discussed in the 17 February meeting. Once finalized,
the plan will be forwarded to your office for approval. Present and
proposed Center obligations will be involved with providing direction to
and responding to requsts for information from AES rese,Arch personnel.
The AlS responsibilities shall deal primarily with test development Jild
test administration, as well as analysis and interpretation of the data.
All efforts are to be coordinated through
Distribution:
Original 31 1 Addressee
1 . EPIC
2 - NPTC/TSSO/DED
25X1 NPIC/TSSG/DED,
Senior Behavioral Scientist, EPIC/TSG
Psychologist, esearch Branch, -uss;/1",'
(27 Mar 69)
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