The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) Score Scales. 1980 and World War II

Abstract

This report describes the construction of a new score scale for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB was administered to a nationally representative sample of young adults in the fall of 1980. The test scores for this sample were used to construct the new score scale, called the 1980 ASVAB score scale. The 1980 score scale replaced the World War II scale, used by the Department of Defense (DOD) since 1950, on 1 October 1984. The new score scale provides nationally representative test norms that enable DOD personnel and manpower managers to compare the aptitudes of military recruits with those of the potential supply of recruits in the civilian youth population.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADB113780

Entities

People

  • Milton H. Maier
  • William H. Sims

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Recruiting
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.