Entry MOS Qualifications for PSS CMFs
Abstract
Employed a step-wise multiple regression procedure to determine what multiple combination of eleven Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Area Composite scores did the best job of predicting soldier performance (defined by Skill Qualification Test (SQT) scores) in ten different accession Military Occupational Specialities (MOS) (CMF 74) at Soldier Support Center. The study provided estimates of content validity and internal reliability (using the coefficient alpha and Kuder-Richardson procedures) of the criterion measure; used analysis of variance and the t-test to determine whether significant differences existed between SQT means across different mental categories; determined percentages of SQT passes and failures across different mental categories; determined FY89 recruiting accession requirements using a statistical procedure provided by Soldier Support Center-National Capital Region; and provided multiple regression equations which predicted how well new recruits would do on SQT scores for each MOS based on a combination of ASVAB area Aptitude scores. Recommendations included the suggestion that further research be conducted to configure better predictors of CMF 74 MOS-because the Clerical score, which is often used for these MOS, was considerably less predictive of MOS performance than others such as Field Artillery. Keywords: PSS; Soldier performance; ASVAB; CMF; Performance predictors; AFQT.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 29, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA208852
Entities
People
- Mike Mahoney
- Phillip Vandivier