Validation Study of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Selector Composites: Operations Control (OA) Occupational Group
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to validate Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) composites for five of the seven ratings of the Operations Control (OA) occupational group. The ASVAB consists of the following ten tests: General Science (GS), Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Word Knowledge (WK), Paragraph Comprehension (PC), Numerical Operations (NO), Coding Speed (CS), Auto and Shop information (AS), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), Mechanical Comprehension (MC), and Electronics Information (EI). The study recommends (1) replacing the operational selector composite, VE + AR, with VE + MK + CS for the Operations Specialist (OS) and Signalman (SM) ratings, (2) retaining the operational selector composite, AR + 2MK + GS, for the Air Traffic Controller (AC) and Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator (AW) ratings, and (3) replacing the operational selector composite, VE + AR, with AR + 2MK + GS for the Quartermaster (QM) rating. Adopting these recommendations (including the recommended minimum qualifying scores) and those made earlier for Radioman (RM) and Aerographer's Mate (AG) ratings should reduce attrition and the number of selector composites used by the OA group from three to two.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA245012
Entities
People
- Janet D. Held
- Reynaldo I. Monzon