Meta-Analysis of Armed service Vocational Aptitude Battery Subtest Validity Data

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of selection procedures associated with the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The main hypothesis tested was whether the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT), an ASVAB subtest composite, is a valid predictor of training success. Subhypotheses investigated whether the AFQT is a more valid predictor of training success than the individual career-specific selector composites. A final hypothesis dealt with the expectation that the AFQT would show a larger improvement in validities for women than for men. It was expected that the AFQT would demonstrate validities at least as high as the selector composites, due to the moderating effects of general cognitive ability. Keywords: Aptitude tests, Personnel selection, Gender differences, Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA208463

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  • Nicole S. Stermer

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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