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Accession Number:
AD0006957
Title:
APTITUDE TESTS FOR ARMY MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
IOWA STATE UNIV OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AMES DRIVING RESEARCH LAB
Report Date:
1952-10-31
Pagination or Media Count:
74.0
Abstract:
The driving aptitude of 1400 Army drivers was measured with pen cil- and-paper tests developed in a 3-stage validation study using associates and supervisors ratings on the drivers rating from X-2 as the criteria. The best predictor measures were age, attention to detail, knowledge of driving, drivers self-description blank, emergency judgment, 2-hand coordination, and word matching. An operational battery of the 7 equally weighted tests was compiled with a cross-validity of 0.38 divided into 2 smaller batteries of 4 and 3 tests each, the coefficients were 0.39 and 0.24, respectively. The current driver- selection battery had a cross-validity of only about 0.18 and required more time and effort to administer.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE