Item Analysis and Revision of the Flight Aptitude Selection Tests
Abstract
The current operational FAST battery is scored by hand more than 90% of the time. Quality checks at MILPERCEN and reports from field testing locations reveal a high error rate among hand-scored tests. This required establishing a quality control system in 1975 by which FAST test scores are checked by hand at MILPERCEN. Thus, it was apparent that a desirable test battery would be one which was easier to administer and which could be 'checked' by machine. At the time the FAST was originally developed provisions were made for further analysis to shorten the battery and provide more effective prediction of training performance. This research represents an effort to accomplish these objectives and to develop a single FAST battery for all applicants consisting of fewer, shorter, and more easily scored component tests. A principal objective in the revision effort was to shorten the battery. To accomplish this the following two-phase approach was applied. First, the number of tests included in the battery was reduced by factor analysis and stepwise multiple correlation. Second, items in each of the more predictive tests were subjected to item analysis procedures to retain the more valid items and eliminate the less effective ones.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA077953
Entities
People
- Robert F. Eastman
- Robert L. Mcmullen
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences