Effect of the GT Composite Requirement on Qualification Rates

Abstract

New kinds of tests are being evaluated as potential additions to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). They are compared on the basis of the criterion variance they explain when added to the ASVAB. The evaluation may use scores on the ASVAB given during enlistment processing, or a new ASVAB may be administered concurrently with the new tests. This paper compares these two research designs in terms of their effect on evaluation of new tests. The analysis uses Infantry data from the Marine Corps' Job Performance Measurement project, in which concurrent as well as enlistment ASVAB scores are available. While lower increments in explained variances are obtained when the ASVAB is concurrent, the difference between the administrations is small compared to variations across criterion variables and occupational areas. (SDW)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA222894

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