Validation of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) selector Composites: Boiler Technician (BT), Machinist's Mate (MM), and Engineman (EN) Ratings
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to validate Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) composites for the 4- and 6-year obligor (4YO/6YO) programs of the BT, MM, and EN ratings (only BT and MM have 6YO programs. The ASVAB consists of the following 10 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 (El). Verbal (VE) is comprised of WK and PC. The study recommends that (1) the BT, MM, and EN 4YO program retain their operational selector composite, MK+AS, and minimum qualifying score, 96, and (2) the BT and MM 6YO programs replace their two operational selector composites, MK+AS and VE+AR with the Navy Electronics composite, AR+MK+EI+GS, which was recommended for the Gas Turbine Systems 6YO programs, Electrical (GSE) and Mechanical (GSM). The recommended minimum qualifying score for AR+MK+EI+GS is 210, the same score recommended for the GSE/ GSM 6YO programs. To determine if 210 is adequate, expectancy analyses should be conducted for the 6YO programs after implementing AR+MK+EI+GS=210 and sufficient data become available.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA276553
Entities
People
- Charles W. Johns
- Janet D. Held