Development of New Forms of Combat Test for ACB--Research Design and Data Collection

Abstract

Shortly after World War II, the Army initiated research on the identification of abilities that are related to effective performance in combat. Research experience accumulated over this post-World War II period, during the Korean War, and in subsequent maneuvers has led to the conclusion that best results in the prediction of combat potential would come through the measurement of personality, motivation, interest, and attitudinal factors, in addition to the measurement of technical skills and abilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA079336

Entities

People

  • Francis F. Medland

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Classification
  • Close Support
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Combat Readiness
  • Factor Analysis
  • Infantry
  • Korea
  • Korean War
  • Personality
  • Second World War
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.