Validating Future Force Performance Measures (Army Class): Reclassification Test and Criterion Development

Abstract

To meet the challenges facing the Army, the Army needs predictor measures that will enhance entry-level Soldier selection and classification. One of the purposes of the Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI's) Army Class project is to provide the Army with recommendations on which predictor measures, in particular measures of non-cognitive attributes (e.g., interests, values, and temperament), demonstrate the greatest potential to inform entry-level Soldier selection and classification decisions. The present report documents the development of criterion measures to assist in these analyses. A second purpose of the Army Class project is to develop and pilot job knowledge tests (JKTs) that can be used to aid reclassification decisions. If Soldiers are shown to possess critical knowledge, skills, and attributes (KSAs) for their new jobs, this could reduce training requirements and increase force readiness. This report documents the development of reclassification JKT test items.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA507668

Entities

People

  • Deirdre J. Knapp
  • Karen O. Moriarty
  • Roy C. Campbell
  • Tonia S. Heffner

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Operations
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • Job Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Psychology
  • Reconnaissance Vehicles
  • Training

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.