K D DUNCAN
Biographic Data
| ID | 5706368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K D DUNCAN |
| GIVEN NAMES | K D |
| FAMILY NAME | DUNCAN |
| SIGNATURE | DUNCAN K D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hull |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7385-0896 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An evaluation of a fault‐finding training course for refinery process operators
The development of a training course on fault finding in a crude distillation unit is described and its contents illustrated. The criterion problem for this and similar industrial problem‐solving tasks is discussed. ‘Operational’, or product measures, namely, first shot successes (FSS), wrong diagnoses (WD) and diagnosis time (T), are reported and compared with five measures of the problem‐solving process . Training substantially increased FSS, s…
Scoring methods for verification and diagnostic performance in industrial fault‐finding problems
The man trying to find a fault may make mistakes unless he asks effective diagnostic questions and verifies the answers. General principles for verifying indications in petroleum refineries are presented; some are easy to apply, others require instruction, practice or experience. Simple scores for verification or checking, C , and for effective diagnostic questioning, D , are proposed and their calculation is illustrated in the context of fault‐f…
Long‐term Retention and Transfer of an Industrial Search Skill
The classical finding that transfer, compared with retention, is relatively stable over long periods of time was investigated using a fault‐location task. Following initial, unaided searching, the subject practised fault location with the help of a decision tree specifying the most efficient search sequences. Instructions explained that the subject might subsequently be asked to find faults in a system where the failure probabilities and test cos…
Effects of Omitting Branches and Questions From a Scrambled Text
S ummary . Three versions of a programmed book (The Waterloo Campaign) were studied by groups of 15–16‐year‐old boys. The versions were: the original branching programme; prime path frames only (branches omitted); continuous text (multiple choice questions and branches omitted). The continuous text was associated with slightly superior immediate post‐test scores and slightly inferior delayed post‐test scores, compared with the other two versions.…
An Investigation of the Craig Reader Course
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An Investigation of the Craig Reader Course
Effects of Omitting Branches and Questions From a Scrambled Text
S ummary . Three versions of a programmed book (The Waterloo Campaign) were studied by groups of 15–16‐year‐old boys. The versions were: the original branching programme; prime path frames only (branches omitted); continuous text (multiple choice questions and branches omitted). The continuous text was associated with slightly superior immediate post‐test scores and slightly inferior delayed post‐test scores, compared with the other two versions.…
Long‐term Retention and Transfer of an Industrial Search Skill
The classical finding that transfer, compared with retention, is relatively stable over long periods of time was investigated using a fault‐location task. Following initial, unaided searching, the subject practised fault location with the help of a decision tree specifying the most efficient search sequences. Instructions explained that the subject might subsequently be asked to find faults in a system where the failure probabilities and test cos…
An evaluation of a fault‐finding training course for refinery process operators
The development of a training course on fault finding in a crude distillation unit is described and its contents illustrated. The criterion problem for this and similar industrial problem‐solving tasks is discussed. ‘Operational’, or product measures, namely, first shot successes (FSS), wrong diagnoses (WD) and diagnosis time (T), are reported and compared with five measures of the problem‐solving process . Training substantially increased FSS, s…
Scoring methods for verification and diagnostic performance in industrial fault‐finding problems
The man trying to find a fault may make mistakes unless he asks effective diagnostic questions and verifies the answers. General principles for verifying indications in petroleum refineries are presented; some are easy to apply, others require instruction, practice or experience. Simple scores for verification or checking, C , and for effective diagnostic questioning, D , are proposed and their calculation is illustrated in the context of fault‐f…
Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Statistics (3 works) · Distillation (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Programming language (2 works) · Reliability engineering (2 works) · Risk and Safety Analysis (2 works) · Test (biology) (2 works)