The Army Adaptation Inventory: Development and Standardization

Abstract

The Army Adaptation Inventory (AAI) is a 150-item paper and pencil instrument developed to measure military orientation (MO) and motivation and drive (M/D) and is to be used in selecting and placing new U.S. Army officers. Initially attitude and self-perception items were adminsitered to 600 ROTC cadets and 323 Army officers. Item analyses were conducted to develop highly reliable scales measuring MO and M/D. Correlation coefficients were obtained between the item responses and peer and evaluator ratings of cadets at ROTC Advanced Summer Camp. For the operational instrument the form was revised, administered to another sample of 924 ROTC cadets and analyzed for differences between males and females. Army Standard Score distributions were computed. The AAI is used in the on-campus phase of the ROTC Cadet Evaluation System, replacing the ROTC Inventory (RI).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032658

Entities

People

  • John J. Kessler
  • John R. Mietus

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Aviation Safety
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Social Sciences
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Military Academy

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.