Select21 Soldier Job Performance Measurement Tools
Abstract
Transformation of the U.S. Army into the Future Force involves changes to missions, systems, and organizational structures. To realize the full potential of transformation, the Army must have the means to select and assign high-quality individuals who, as first-term Soldiers, can meet the training and operational demands emerging with transformation to the Future Force. This report is part of a series of research Product Reports that provide potential users with information on products resulting from a "New Predictors for Selecting and Assigning Future Army Soldiers (Select21)" project. The goal of Select21 is to develop and validate new performance predictor measures, and propose the use of the most promising measures as a foundation for an entry-level selection and classification system adapted to the demands of the 21st century. To understand how well the experimental selection and classification tests work, the researchers will administer them to a sample of Soldiers and then measure how well these same Soldiers perform their jobs. Select21 will use a "concurrent validation" design. With this design, researchers will administer the experimental tests to a sample of Soldiers with 18 to 36 months time in service and, at the same time, assess the Soldiers' job performance by using specially designed indicators, called criterion measures. This report describes the criterion measures that will be used to measure the job performance and organizational "fit" of Soldiers participating in the Select21 research. Soldiers' scores on these performance measures will be linked to their scores on the experimental pre-enlistment tests to determine how well the pre-enlistment tests might forecast future job performance. The main purpose of this report is to acquaint Army readers with the purpose, content, and format of these criterion measures by presenting descriptions and examples.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA442664
Entities
Organizations
- Human Resources Research Organization