Enlistment Screening Test to Predict Army Aptitude Composite Scores
Abstract
All applicants for military service are required to achieve a minimum score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) to be eligible for enlistment. The traditional Enlistment Screening Test (EST) used by recruiters for all military services to screen service applicants for potential failure has been designed to predict the AFQT score (Bayroff, Thomas & Kehr, 1959; Jensen & Valentine, 1976; Mathews, 1981; Morton & Houston, 1957). The U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI) has developed a Pre-enlistment Recruiting Test (PERT) to predict ASVAB Army Aptitude4 Area Composite scores, as well as scores on the AFQT. The PERT mini-battery is a shorter but parallel version of the operational ASVAB. PERT scores will be used within the Army's new Joint Optical Information Network (JOIN) system, a system using mini-computers with video display capabilities for use in Army recruiting stations. PERT-derived Aptitude Area scores will allow a recruiter to discuss particular Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) for which an applicant might be most qualified. This paper presents preliminary results of the criterion-related validation of the PERT against the operational ASVAB.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADP001335
Entities
People
- Hilda Wing
- Leonard Seeley
- Mary Weltin
- Richard. A. Kass
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences