Cross Standardization of the Army Qualification Battery, AQB-1
Abstract
The Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) is the screening test used to determine mental qualification for acceptance in the Armed Forces. Differential measures of an individual's aptitudes are derived from composites of his scores on the Army Classification Battery (ACB). The composites, or aptitude area scores, each reflect a combination of aptitudes required in a particular Army occupational area. The objectives of the present study were (1) to reexamine the effectiveness of the AQB-1 as compared to that of the ACB for screening Category IV personnel at AFES, and (2) to compare the norms obtained in this study with those obtained in the previous analysis. Substantial agreement was found between AQB-1 and ACB in accepting and rejecting Category IV personnel. The norms determined for five of the AQB-1 tests in both Category IV samples were in close correspondence to those obtained in an earlier full-range sample. Practice effects from a different order of administration of the tests probably account for substantial differences between norms obtained in this study and the original norms for three of the AQB-1 tests.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- ADA079223
Entities
People
- A. G. Bayroff
- Alan A. Anderson
- Carrie J. Waters
- Leonard C. Seeley