Abstract
The purpose of this research is to clarify the structure of self-evaluation and consciousness in the acquiring process of a skill. The skill chosen for the research is the electronic device soldering skill. The cycle-time of this skill is short. As the test subjects, 43 trainees at the training center were selected. The trainees received six hours and 30 minutes of training daily for five consecutive days. Every day, after completing the day's assignment, the trainees filled in a check list. The list consisted of ietms on self-evaluation and working consciousness to be rated. These data was put through multi-valuate analysis using the cluster analysis method.
The analysis revealed that the worker's consciousness developed in conformance with the following steps. The 1st step: Grasp of relation between worker's movements and work results, The 2nd step: Grasp of work principle of the skill (fundamental background), The 3rd step: Solution of technical issues to be solved, The 4th step: Solution of issues in productive management. This result supports the hypothesis that there is a similarity in the structural development process in the acquiring of a skill in a short term training and in a long term training.
