Concepts and practices in the assessment of human performance in Air Force systems. AMRL-TR-65-168.

Abstract

Abstract : The report describes the current practices and evaluative aspects of human performance assessment in Air Force Systems. The human performance test programs for thirty-four systems and subsystems representing the major types of systems (aeronautical, electronic, missile, and space) used by the Air Force are reviewed. For these systems, the major functional areas covered include: (1) air Force policies, directives, requirements, and constraints concerning the development and assessment of system tests and human performance; (2) the behavioral sciences approach to, and technology for, assessing human performance; and (3) Air Force practices in assessment of human performance. Throughout, the systems context, within which human performance is conceived and evaluated, is emphasized. Consequently, the techniques within the behavioral sciences for examining human performance conceptually and empirically in the system test environment is a particularly practicable part of the report. The report is supported by many tables and charts, excerpts from test directives pertinent to human performance assessment, and approximately 600 categorized references.