The Battlefield Skill Qualification Test: A Preliminary Feasibility Assessment

Abstract

In order to improve current methods of individual skill testing, the 25th Infantry Division and the Army Research Institute developed and evaluated an improved Skill Qualification Test (SQT) for the 11B MOS soldier. In the improved SQT, called the 'Battlefield SQT' (BSQT), Hands-On Component and written Skill Component items for the 1981 SQT were consolidated into one testing operation. All 19 test items were integrated into a tactical scenario. The BSQT evaluation was carried out in a field setting. Comparative analyses of BSQT and normal SQT results indicated some significant differences in performances. Relative advantages and drawbacks of the BSQT and normal SQT are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA141014

Entities

People

  • D. Young
  • T. D. Scott

Organizations

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

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Training
  • Blood Agents
  • Decontamination Kits
  • First Aid
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Protective Masks
  • Social Sciences
  • Tactical Training
  • Test Methods
  • Training
  • Vehicles
  • Visual Signals
  • Warfare

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