The relationship between work experience and job knowledge: A theoretical and empirical reexamination

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dc.contributor.advisorQuinones, Miguel A.
dc.creatorLongoria, Roman Gabriel
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:26:01Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:26:01Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to examine the relationship between work experience and job knowledge. The data used came from the United States Air Force job performance measurement system (JPMS) database. Data on the cognitive ability and job tenure for two hundred seventy-two aerospace ground equipment specialists (AGE) were used. In addition two measures of task experience were obtained for a sample of 24 AGE tasks. These tasks were subsequently quantified in terms of their difficulty. Hypotheses that work experience predicts job knowledge, and that a task-level measure of work experience, as compared to a job level measure, would be more predictive of job knowledge were supported. In addition, it was shown that both cognitive ability and the difficulty of the task moderates the task experience--job knowledge relationship. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 1997 LONGORIA
dc.identifier.citationLongoria, Roman Gabriel. "The relationship between work experience and job knowledge: A theoretical and empirical reexamination." (1997) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19180">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19180</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/19180
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectIndustrial psychology
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectCognitive psychology
dc.titleThe relationship between work experience and job knowledge: A theoretical and empirical reexamination
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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