Evaluating the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System on Delayed Entry Program Attrition

Abstract

The Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) was a test administered from March 2011 to March 2013 by the U.S. Navy to assess the non-cognitive skills of potential recruits. The TAPAS test aims to assess various aspects of recruit behavior that are not captured by typical screening tests, such as schooling and the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) along with other observable characteristics measured at entry. This thesis estimates whether the TAPAS scores predict recruit attrition in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), while controlling for schooling, AFQT scores, and demographics. Indeed, the analysis finds that several TAPAS facets are significant predictors of attrition behavior. In particular, dominance, intellectual efficiency, order, adventure seeking, commitment to serve, and situational awareness are significant predictors of DEP attrition. Additionally, conduct waivers proved to be significant predictors of DEP attrition, with alcohol and drug waivers having the largest effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA607905

Entities

People

  • Adam R. Turpin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Demography
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Females
  • Management Personnel
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Personality Assessment
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Recruiting
  • Situational Awareness
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • United States Naval Academy

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.