Tier One Performance Screen Initial Operational Test and Evaluation: 2013 Annual Report

Abstract

In addition to educational, physical, and moral screens, the U.S. Army relies on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), a composite score from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), to select new Soldiers into the Army. Although the AFQT is useful for selecting new Soldiers, other personal attributes are important to Soldier performance and retention. Based on previous U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI) investigations, the Army selected one promising measure, the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS), for an initial operational test and evaluation (IOT and E), beginning administration to applicants in 2009. Criterion data are being compiled at 6-month intervals from administrative records, schools for selected military occupational specialties (MOS), and Soldiers in units. This is the eighth in a series of planned evaluations of the TAPAS. Similar to prior research, the cumulative results thus far suggest that several TAPAS scales significantly predict a number of criteria of interest, indicating that the measure holds promise for both selection and classification purposes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1038679

Entities

People

  • Bethany H. Bynum
  • Heather M Mullins

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Army Personnel
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Occupational Specialties
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Personality Assessment
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Psychology
  • Recruiting
  • Regression Analysis
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.

Technology Areas

  • 5G