KSA Job Analysis & Competency Mapping 2

Question 1

Which job analysis method involves employees recording their own activities throughout the workday?

Accepted Answer

Work diary/log

Answer

Work diaries or logs require incumbents to document their tasks and activities as they occur, providing real-time self-reported data.

Question 2

In competency mapping, a 'threshold competency' is best described as:

Accepted Answer

The minimum competency required to perform a job adequately

Answer

Threshold competencies are the essential baseline characteristics needed to do a job, but they do not differentiate superior from average performance.

Question 3

The O*NET system is primarily used in job analysis to:

Accepted Answer

Provide standardized occupational information and task databases

Answer

O*NET is a US Department of Labor database offering standardized descriptors for hundreds of occupations, including tasks, skills, abilities, and work context.

Question 4

When using the critical incident technique (CIT), analysts collect information about:

Accepted Answer

Specific examples of effective and ineffective job behaviors

Answer

CIT gathers specific anecdotes of behaviors that led to notably successful or unsuccessful outcomes, identifying what differentiates performance levels.

Question 5

A job analysis that focuses on the worker's attributes required to perform tasks, rather than the tasks themselves, is called a:

Accepted Answer

Worker-oriented job analysis

Answer

Worker-oriented job analysis identifies the human attributes (KSAs) needed to perform job duties, contrasting with task-oriented approaches that describe the tasks themselves.

(KSA) Certified Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Assessor Practice Test

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KSA Job Analysis & Competency Mapping 2