Air Force Reading Abilities Test: Revisions and Additions

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to update the Air Force Reading Abilities Test (AFRAT) with content that meets current standards, develop two parallel forms, and equate them to a previous version and to its Reading Grade Level scale. A second goal of this study was to develop an Orthographic and a Phonological Choice test. The combined use of these tests is intended to identify Airmen with potential reading disabilities so that they can receive further assessment or be referred to remediation programs. The tests were administered to Air Force Basic Military Trainees (BMTs) and to Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) workers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 2021
Accession Number
AD1126489

Entities

People

  • C. Shore
  • Daniela A. Pena
  • Luisa Martinez
  • Natasha Haight

Organizations

  • Infoscitex Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Cognition
  • Composite Materials
  • Comprehension
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Information Science
  • Instructions
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Schools
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Students

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.