Development and Field Test of Task-Based MOS (Military Occupational Specialties)-Specific Criterion Measures. Project A. Improving the Selection, Classification, and Utilization of Army Enlisted Personnel. Volume 6. Appendixes K-O

Abstract

The materials presented in this series of research notes were prepared as part of Project A, the Army's current large-scale manpower and personnel effort to improve the selection, classification, and utilization of Army enlisted personnel. This portion of the Project A research dealt with the development and field tryout of task-based MOS-specific knowledge tests, hand-on tests, task performance ratings, and job experience questionnaires for nine Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), and is reported in ARI Technical Report 717. Job Performance domains were derived from Army Occupational Survey Programs (AOSP) results, Soldier's Manuals, and Proponent Agency input. Subject matter expert judgments of task criticality, difficulty, and similarity were used to select for test development. All tests were pilot-tested on Skill Level 1 soldiers and noncommissioned officers. Field tests were conducted among 114-178 soldiers per MOS. Proponent agencies provided technical reviews before the field tests and after the instruments were revised. Hand-on and knowledge tests exhibited reasonable performance variability, as did the rating scales. Rating scales correlated more highly among themselves than with the tests, as would be expected from their surface dissimilarity and affective focus. Job experience emerged as a potentially important factor in explaining performance variability. The instruments were finalized for the upcoming Concurrent Validation, where they will serve as criterion measures for a new predictor battery designed to supplement the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202836

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  • Charlotte H. Campbell
  • Dorothy C. Edwards
  • Michael G. Rumsey
  • Roy C. Campbell

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  • Human Resources Research Organization

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  • Classification
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Field Tests
  • Judgment
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • Military Occupational Specialties
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test Methods
  • Training
  • Two Dimensional

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