An expert system for evaluation of human mental resources: Holistic and developmental approach

Abstract

The main disadvantage of expert systems for evaluation of human mental resources is that they measure mainly partial characteristics of individuality ignoring the holistic nature of a personality. Attempts to implement a comprehensive assessment of a person as a rule lead to the elaboration of time-consuming battery of tests. In this paper we investigated the possibilities of a Holistic and Developmental Expert System (HDES) for time-saving evaluation of human mental resources. The HDES is developed on the basis of INT-Test Design Software. As distinct from other expert systems, the proposed system allows to realize holistic (all the set of behavior characteristics) and developmental approach (from 15 to 70 years of age) to the assessment of human potential. Based on comparative analyses of existing expert systems as well as theoretical and statistical analyses, we selected only those indicators which enable us quickly and efficiently to measure human mental resources of different levels: from temperament to motivation. The given multi-purpose expert system assesses 43 selected indexes of individual behavior. The preliminary results show that all the scales possess a high level of reliability and validity.