Notional Army Enlisted Assessment Program: Cost Analysis and Summary
Abstract
In the early 1990s, the Department of the Army abandoned its Skill Qualification Test (SQT) program due primarily to maintenance, development, and administration costs. This left a void in the Army's capabilities for assessing job performance qualification. To meet this need, the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) instituted a 3-year program of feasibility research related to the development of a Soldier assessment system that is both effective and affordable. The PerformM21 program has had two mutually supporting tracks. The first track has focused on the design of a testing program and identification of issues related to its implementation. The second has been a demonstration of concept -- starting with a prototype core assessment targeted to all Soldiers eligible for promotion to Sergeant, followed by job-specific prototype assessments for several Military Occupational Specialties (MOS). The prototype assessments were developed during the first 2 years of the research program. Pilot testing of the prototype assessments was completed in the third year of the project and is documented in a companion report. The present report describes the notional test program and analyzes the anticipated costs and describes the benefits associated with its implementation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA554865
Entities
People
- Deirdre J. Knapp
- Roy C. Campbell
Organizations
- Human Resources Research Organization