This study examined the comparability of job-task lists generated using alternative methods. A task list generated through Traditional procedures was compared to a task list generated by using a modification of the Delphi technique. / Two sets of procedures were applied concurrently to the generation of task lists for the job of Clerk or Comptroller of the Circuit Court of Florida. Once each method had generated a list of task statements, the statements were reviewed and a subset of twelve tasks was identified which were rewritten to be identical. The results of the two generation procedures were task lists having 204 tasks on the traditionally developed list and 207 tasks on the modified Delphi technique developed list. / To assess the comparability of the two task lists, Spearman rank order correlations were calculated for three subsets of response data. Responses to the two total task lists, responses to the set of twelve identical task statements, and responses to the remaining unlike task statements were compared. The Comprehensive Occupational Data Analysis Programs (CODAP) were used to generate overlap values for the purpose of rankings the respondents for each subset of tasks. The results of the Spearman Rho calculations were Rho values of .799 (df = 57) for the total task list, .736 (df = 57) for the like item subset, and .799 (df = 57) for the remaining unlike tasks. All three comparisons revealed a significant association between the rankings of the subjects with p < .0001. / A second analysis was done on the aggregate number of tasks selected by each individual on each task list for each of the three subsets of tasks. Significant t-test values were found for the mean number of tasks selected for the total task list (t(116) = 21.79; p < .01) and for the unlike task statements (t(116) = 24.50; p < .01). / These results suggest that the two task lists are interchangeable and that alternative procedures can be proposed for the generations of job-task lists. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: A, page: 2326. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74877 |
| Contributors | RINER, ROBERT WILLIAM., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 200 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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