Validation of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and the English Diagnostic Test (EDT) for the Basic Journalist (JO) Class 'A' School.

Abstract

The study purpose was to validate the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and the English Diagnostic Test (EDT) as selection standards for the Basic Journalist (JO) Class 'A' school. The study responded to a proposal to implement the EDT at the Military Entrance Processing Stations as a JO selection standard rather than at the JO school as a remediation tool. The ASYAB 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 is comprised of WK and PC. The EDT assesses grammar, comprehension, word knowledge, and sentence structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA302548

Entities

People

  • Janet D. Held

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arithmetic
  • Attrition
  • Composite Materials
  • Comprehension
  • Curriculum
  • Data Analysis
  • Electronics
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Reasoning
  • Regression Analysis
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Validation

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  • Computational Linguistics
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics