Accession Number:

AD1157021

Title:

Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Form T: Psychometric Evaluation of the Situational Judgment Test

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Interim Report]

Corporate Author:

Infoscitex711th Human Performance Wing

Personal Author(s):

• Walsh, Julia L.
• Woolley, Montana R.
• Brady, Michael F.
• Melick, Sarah R.
• Carretta, Thomas R.

Report Date:

2021-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

116

Abstract:

The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test AFOQT is used to qualify applicants for officer commissioning or for aircrew training as pilots, combat system operators, air battle managers, and remotely-piloted aircraft pilots. This technical report summarizes an item-level and subtest-level psychometric evaluation of the Situational Judgment Test SJT included in the AFOQT Form T. Overall, the SJT was found to be relatively easy, with low-to-moderate ability to differentiate among the test-takers with varying standings on the latent trait, and low-to-moderate internal consistency. Analyses at the item-level revealed mostly small mean score subgroup differences, except for one response on Form T1 and two responses on Form T2. Analyses at the subtest-level revealed small to moderate mean score subgroup differences, with BlackAfrican-American test-takers having the largest effect sizes, followed by Asian test-takers. Test-retest reliability and alternate forms reliability were acceptable.

Descriptors:

• air force
• minority groups
• remotely piloted vehicles
• information science
• surveys
• psychology
• reliability
• factor analysis
• training
• warfare
• african americans
• air force personnel
• applied psychology
• data science
• education
• regression analysis
• test and evaluation

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]