Skill Screening
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a battery for evaluation of at least one skill of one or more individuals or group of individuals, the method comprising:
- using at least one computer to execute software stored on non-transitory media, the software configured fora) receiving data pertaining to at least one skill to be evaluated;
b) receiving data pertaining to identification of at least three components of the at least one skill selected in step (a);
c) receiving data pertaining to the selection of at least three tasks, each task corresponding to at least one of the three components identified in step (b);
d) receiving data pertaining to the administration of the tasks selected in step (c) to one or more individuals or group of individuals;
e) receiving data pertaining to responses to the tasks administered in step (d);
f) inputting all responses recorded in step (e) into a mathematical model; and
g) evaluating the model, whereby a battery is established by a skill index output, the battery useful for evaluating skills of other individuals.
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Abstract
A testing method enables the selection, prediction, and validation of any skill using physiological assessments, performance, and subjective responses, using a model. Determining aptitude for a task includes identifying core components of a skill related to the task, testing a first group of individuals known to possess expert skills for the task, including testing physiological response, task performance, and subjective values. Next, using statistical analyses, one or more skill indices are calculated using Bayesian classifiers, support vector machine logic, neural network logic, or regression, to produce skill indices. Next, a second group of individuals not known to possess expert skills are given the same testing, and the statistical model is used in a comparison of the second group with the first group, to predict aptitude for the task.
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1. A method for establishing a battery for evaluation of at least one skill of one or more individuals or group of individuals, the method comprising:
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using at least one computer to execute software stored on non-transitory media, the software configured for a) receiving data pertaining to at least one skill to be evaluated; b) receiving data pertaining to identification of at least three components of the at least one skill selected in step (a); c) receiving data pertaining to the selection of at least three tasks, each task corresponding to at least one of the three components identified in step (b); d) receiving data pertaining to the administration of the tasks selected in step (c) to one or more individuals or group of individuals; e) receiving data pertaining to responses to the tasks administered in step (d); f) inputting all responses recorded in step (e) into a mathematical model; and g) evaluating the model, whereby a battery is established by a skill index output, the battery useful for evaluating skills of other individuals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for evaluation of at least one skill of one or more individuals or group of individuals to be tested, the method comprising:
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using at least one computer to execute software stored on non-transitory media, the software configured for a) receiving data pertaining to the selection of a first set of at least one task configured to test at least one selected skill to be evaluated; b) receiving data pertaining to the selection of a second set of at least one task configured to test at least one selected skill to be evaluated; c) receiving data pertaining to the selection of one or more individuals or group of individuals identified as experts identified as experts at the at least one skill selected in steps (a) and (b); d) receiving data pertaining to the administration of the first and second sets of tasks to the one or more individuals or group of individuals identified as experts; e) receiving data pertaining to responses to the task administered in step (d); f) inputting all responses recorded in step (e) into a model; and g) calculating, using the received data and a mathematical model, a set of skill indices; h) using the calculated skill indices to evaluate one or more individuals or group of individuals of unknown skill, to select an individual having high aptitude for the skill. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of determining aptitude for a task, comprising:
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using at least one computer to execute software stored on non-transitory media, the software configured for receiving data pertaining to a plurality of core components of a skill related to the task; receiving data pertaining to testing of individuals known to possess expert skills for the task, for the plurality of core components, the testing including at least one of physiological response, task performance, and a subjective assessment; calculating one or more skill indices using the received data pertaining to testing, and a statistical model including at least one of Bayesian classifiers, support vector machine logic, neural network logic, or regression; receiving data pertaining to testing of individuals not known to possess expert skills for the task, for the plurality of core components, the testing including at least one of physiological response, task performance, and a subjective assessment; comparing the received data pertaining to testing of individuals not known to possess expert skills and the calculated skill indices of the tested individuals known to possess expert skills, to improve a prediction of aptitude for the skill of individuals not known to possess expert skills. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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