Validation of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and the English Diagnostic Test (EDT) for the Basic Journalist (JO) Class 'A' School.

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Abstract:

The study purpose was to validate the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ASVAB and the English Diagnostic Test EDT as selection standards for the Basic Journalist JO Class A school. The study responded to a proposal to implement the EDT at the Military Entrance Processing Stations as a JO selection standard rather than at the JO school as a remediation tool. The ASYAB consists of the following 10 tests General Science GS, Arithmetic Reasoning AR, Word Knowledge WK, Paragraph Comprehension PC, Numerical Operations NO, Coding Speed CS, Auto and Shop Information AS, Mathematics Knowledge MK, Mechanical Comprehension MC, and Electronics Information El. Verbal is comprised of WK and PC. The EDT assesses grammar, comprehension, word knowledge, and sentence structure.

Author(s):
Held, Janet D.
Author Organization(s):
NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Sep 90-May 93,
Pagination:
0026

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NPRDC-TN-96-8
Monitor Series:
PERS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
*PERSONNEL SELECTION, *APTITUDE TESTS, MILITARY PERSONNEL, VALIDATION, PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), MILITARY STANDARDS, REASONING, ATTRITION, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, QUALIFICATIONS, WORDS(LANGUAGE), COURSES(EDUCATION), VOCABULARY, RECRUITS, GRAMMARS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, COMPREHENSION, JOURNALISM
Field(s)/Group(s):
Psychology, Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Report Date:
1995 Dec 01