Development of Factorially Based ASVAB High School Composites

Abstract

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is used for selection and classification purposes by the military services and for vocational guidance in high schools. The purpose of this research was to improve score composites for the specific use of vocational guidance in the high schools. Factor analysis was used to cluster the tests into composites based on the underlying dimensions of ability in the ASVAB. A principal factor solution was rotated to simple oblique structure to achieve the following five ability factors: verbal, analytic/quantitative, clerical, mechanical, and trade technical. These factors have high reliability and relatively low intercorrections. One last score test composite, called academic ability, was added to the factorially based composites as an indicator of the ability to succeed at further school or formal training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072315

Entities

People

  • James R McBride
  • M. A. Fischl
  • Robert M. Ross

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Biological Sciences
  • Composite Materials
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • High Reliability
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Reliability
  • Schools
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Training
  • Vocational Guidance

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

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