Differential Validity of the Army Aptitude Areas for Predicting Army Job Training Performance of Blacks and Whites

Abstract

Aptitude area scores of the Army Classification Battery (ACB) are part of the Army selection and classification procedure to determine which applicants for enlistment are accepted and which Army job training programs are open to them. The validity of the current aptitude area measures were assessed by a step-by-step analysis comparing aptitude area scores and job training scores (final course grades) for 12,355 whites and 1,772 blacks. Results showed that aptitude area scores correlated highly with training scores for both blacks and whites. For six of the eight major job areas for which white-black identification was available, both white and black trainees were selected appropriately for their job categories.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061575

Entities

People

  • Edmund F. Fuchs
  • Milton H. Maler

Organizations

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

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Classification
  • Composite Materials
  • Employment
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Equations
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Job Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training

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  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.