Tier One Performance Screen Initial Operational Test and Evaluation: Capstone 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 were compiled at 6-month intervals from administrative records, schools for selected military occupational specialties (MOS), and Soldiers in units. This report is the 17th in a series of biannual evaluations of the TAPAS and serves as a final capstone report for what has been called the TOPS IOT and E research program. The cumulative results suggest that several TAPAS scales significantly predict a number of criteria of interest, indicating that the measure holds promise for both selection and assignment purposes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1091944
Entities
People
- Cristina D. Kirkendall
- Deirdre J. Knapp
Organizations
- Human Resources Research Organization