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

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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 Black/African-American test-takers having the largest effect sizes, followed by Asian test-takers. Test-retest reliability and alternate forms reliability were acceptable.

Author(s):
Walsh, Julia L. ; Woolley, Montana R. ; Brady, Michael F. ; Melick, Sarah R. ; Carretta, Thomas R.
Author Organization(s):
Infoscitex; 711th Human Performance Wing
Funding Organization(s):
711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB , OH
Document Type:
Technical Report/Interim Report
Publication Date:
2021 Dec 01
Pagination:
116

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Contract Number(s):
FA8650-20-F-4094
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
information science, minority groups, surveys, air force, psychology, remotely piloted vehicles, factor analysis, air force personnel, data science, military science, regression analysis, air force research laboratories, applied psychology, demography, department of defense, governments, knowledge management
Keyword(s):
sjt (Situational Judgment Test), AFOQT (Air Force Officer Qualifying Test), officership assessment, AFOQT Form T, Psychometrics
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Military Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Jan 20
Update Date:
2022 Nov 22