Comparison of a Computerized Version to a Paper/Pencil Version of the Multidimensional Aptitude Battery (MAB).

Abstract

This study examined the comparability of the Armstrong Laboratory's computerized version and the original paper-and-pencil version of an intelligence test. The Multidimensional Aptitude Battery (MAB) is a multiscale test of intelligence that is widely used in aerospace cognitive testing. The research question was whether the two tests are psychometrically equivalent. Comparing the scores of 135 student pilot candidates who took the paper-and-pencil version to the scores of 402 student pilot candidates who took the computerized version, there are no clinically significant differences between the two versions. Full Scale, Verbal, and Performance Intelligence Quotient (IQ) scores were not significantly different across the two tests. Single factor and two factor analyses indicated that the computerized version was factorially similar to not only the paper-and-pencil pilot candidate data but also the original construction samples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300730

Entities

People

  • Joseph D. Callister
  • Paul D. Retzlaff
  • Raymond E. King

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Data Science
  • Factor Analysis
  • Flight Training
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Intelligence Tests
  • Pilots
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.

Technology Areas

  • Space