A methodology for scoring open-ended architectural design problems

Article Abstract:

Psychometric and architectural principles were integrated to create a general approach for scoring open-ended architectural site-design test problems. In this approach, solutions are examined and described in terms of design features, and those features are then mapped onto a scoring scale by means of scoring rules. This methodology was applied to two problems that had been administered as part of a national certification test. Because the test is not currently administered by computer, the paper-and-pencil solutions were first converted to machine-readable form. One problem dealt with the spatial arrangement of buildings in a country club, and the other called for regarding of a site by rearranging contours. In both instances, the results suggest that computer scoring is feasible. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Usage, Testing, Examinations, Architectural design, Psychometrics, Test scoring

---

Operator work design and robotics system performance: a serendipitous field study

Article Abstract:

The effect of increased operator on the performance of a robotics line was examined. The introduction of a new payment system led operators to assume more responsibility for fault management. Data covering 101 shifts before and 127 shifts after the change showed a progressive improvement in system uptime. As predicted, initial gains were attributable to a quicker response to operating faults, shown by a reduction in downtime per incident; later additional gains were attributable to fault prevention. The implications of the findings for both theory and practice are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Research, Robots, Robotics, Robot control systems

---

Defining welfare spells: coping with problems of survey responses and administration data

Article Abstract:

Several of the major problems surrounding the definition of welfare durations are described. A substantial amount of administrative churning is determined in administrative data by comparing survey and administrative data from the work Pays Demonstration Project.

Evaluation, Social service, Welfare economics, Social welfare

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Technology forecasting and assessment: the case of zero emissions. Adaptability and product development in the Danish plastics industry
• Abstracts: Analysis of theoretical, methodological and empirical research in the Journal of Regional Science
• Abstracts: Analysis of theoretical, methodological and empirical research in the Journal of Regional Science. part 2 Worker displacement and job-search: a regional analysis of structural impediments to reemployment
• Abstracts: Comparative methods for studying cultural trait evolution: A simulation study. Mixed methods in international collaborative research: The experience of the international study of parents, children, and schools
• Abstracts: A comparison of strategies for reducing interval overconfidence in group judgments. An information-processing approach to leniency in performance judgments

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.