Validation Study of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Selector Composites: Gas Turbine System Technician Rating, Electrical (GSE) and Mechanical (GSM), for 4- and 6-Year Obligor Programs
Abstract
This study validated Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) selector composites against school performance measures for the Navy Gas Turbine System Technician rating, Electrical (GSE) and Mechanical (GSM), 4- and 6-year obligor (4YO/6YO) programs. The ASVAB consists of the following ten tests: General Science (GS), Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Word Knowledge (WK), Paragraph Comprehension (PC), Numerical Operations (NO0, Coding Speed (CS), Auto and Shop information (AS), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), Mechanical Comprehension (MC), and Electronics Information (EI). The study recommends that (1) GSE 4YO retain the operational composite, AR+MK+EI+GS, but raise the minimum qualifying score (MQS) from 200 to 204, (2) GSM 4YO replace the operational composite, MK+AS, with AR+MK+EI+GS, the GSE 4YO program operational composite, and use the 204 MQS recommended for the GSE 4YO program, and (3) GSE/GSM 6YO programs eliminate MK+AS, one of two operational composites, retain the other, AR+MK+EI+GS, lower the MQS from 218 to 210, and eliminate the MK+EI+GS=156 requirement. Adopting these recommendations should (1) reduce attrition for the 4YO programs, (2) increase the number of qualified recruits for the 6YO programs, and (3) reduce the number of selector composites used by the GS rating from two to one.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA244782
Entities
People
- Janet D. Held
- Paul P. Foley