ASVAB Validation: Master at Arms (MA) ASVAB Standards for Navy Enlisted Rating Entry

Abstract

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a joint-service test battery used by the U.S. military services for enlistment selection and occupational classification decisions. The military services validate the ASVAB periodically to ensure that the composites of ASVAB tests used to classify enlisted members to occupations are the most predictive of important training performance measures, and that cutscores are set to manage academically related setbacks and failures. This report contains an evaluation of the ASVAB standards for the Navy's Master at Arms (MA) rating. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine if a revision in the standards could improve (a) MA A-School performance to include what is called First Pass Pipeline Success (FPPS, graduating without an academic setback), (b) qualification rates, and (c) diversity. Analyses showed that all three could be improved by revision of the operational standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 2022
Accession Number
AD1173974

Entities

People

  • Janet D. Held
  • Shaneka Parham
  • Tom Blanco

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Composite Materials
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Organizational Structure
  • Program Management
  • Qualifications
  • Ratings
  • Recruiting
  • Standards
  • Statistical Tests
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.