Selection for Accelerated Basic Combat Training
Abstract
The U.S. Army asked the U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (AI) to develop a tool to select qualified candidates for an accelerated Basic Combat Training (BCT) track. The tool was to incorporate non-cognitive measures to provide broader measurement than an existing procedure which relied on a cognitive test and a physical fitness test. The tool was developed over two phases, a development phase and a validation phase. The results suggested that non-cognitive assessment can contribute to the identification of the most well-prepared Soldiers for a more challenging training regimen. However, the results were not sufficiently consistent across the two phases to suggest a stable model for identifying such Soldiers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA494811
Entities
People
- Arwen E. Hunter
- Richard R. Hoffman Iii
- Ryan Hendricks
- Stephanie Muraca
- Tonia S. Heffner
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences