Tier One Performance Screen Initial Operational Test and Evaluation: 2015-2016 Biennial 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 14th in a series of 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 20, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1060737
Entities
People
- Cristina D. Kirkendall
- Deirdre J. Knapp
Organizations
- Human Resources Research Organization