Job Sample Tests as Predictors of M1 Gunnery Performance
Abstract
The objectives of Phase I of this research were to develop an aptitude measurement methodology which could be used to design job sample tests for armor crewmen; apply the methodology to develop job sample tests; and administer the job sample tests to armor crewmen and analyze the test data. Phase II, reported separately, included analyses of the predicted validity of the job sample tests. A five-stage methodology for job sample test design was developed. Stages included task identification; task prioritization; job sample dimensional analyses; trade-off analyses; and detailed job sample test development. The analysis of test data indicated a low degree of intercorrelation among job sample tests which suggested that they were measuring different gunnery behaviors. Crew experience was not related to job sample test performance. There was generally good evidence for construct validity of the tests. Although no post predictor criteria were available for Phase I of the research, the results of regression analyses indicate that linear combinations of the job sample test measures account for a very high proportion of the variability in a crew's past success at Annual Qualifications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA139433
Entities
People
- Daniel W. Sauer
- David W. Biers