| CATBOOK Computerized Adaptive Testing: From Inquiry to Operation |
JAN 1999 |
347 pages |
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W. A. Sands; Brian K. Waters; James R. McBride; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | HumRRO contracted with ARI, sponsored by OASD/P&R (AP), to produce a book for commercial publication by the American Psychological Association (APA) which documents the research and development of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) as a means of administering the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), the personnel selection test battery used by the Department of Defense (DoD). The CAT-ASVAB program began in 1979, and bore operational fruit in 1992, when CAT-ASVAB ... |
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| Military Advertising Awareness and Effectiveness: Findings from the 1991 Youth Attitude Tracking Study |
OCT 93 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Pat Lerro; Jeffrey D. Barnes; Brian K. Waters; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This report examines data from the 1991 Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS) survey concerning youth awareness of military advertising. It was designed to aid in determining the effectiveness of military advertising. Data regarding Service advertising awareness levels, slogan recognition reactions to receipt of Service literature, and actions taken by young people to seek information about the military were analyzed in term of pertinent demographic characteristics. The demographics included gender, age, ... |
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| Operational Calibration of the Circular-Response Optical-Mark-Reader Answer Sheets for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) |
JUL 93 |
122 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce Bloxom; Robert McCully; Richard Branch; Brian K. Waters; Jeff Barnes; DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER MONTEREY CA
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| Enlisted Military Selection: Impacts of Changing Aptitude Standards Since 1940, |
25 MAR 1983 |
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| Authors:
Janice H. Laurence; Brian K. Waters; Linda S. Perelman; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | The present report historically tracks the changes in minimum aptitude qualifications for military service and discusses some of the factors accompanying such changes. Standards have changed in the past and they are likely to change in future. An historical track of the shifts in minimum qualifications may enable manpower analysts to recognize the conditions which may lead to lower or more complex aptitude standards. |
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| Examinee and Accession Quality: Past and Present, |
25 MAR 1983 |
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| Authors:
Brian K. Waters; Janice H. Laurence; Barbara M. Means; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Most published research on military recruiting has focused on characteristics of accessions without considering those of examinees. To more fully understand the selection process and recruiting results, it is important to analyze not only the quality of those who enter the military but also the quality of the larger examinee group from which accessions must be drawn. This paper traces both examinee and accession test score trends since 1964 and ... |
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| Military Testing Association 1981: Some Manpower Presentations |
MAR 1982 |
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| Authors:
Wayne S. Sellman; Janice H. Laurence; Brian K. Waters; Mark J. Eitelberg; Gus C. Lee; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper is based on four presentations given at the 23rd Conference of the Military Testing Association. The first three papers, Aptitude Testing in DoD and the Profile of American Youth Study, Military and Civilian Test Score Trends (1950-1980), and Subpopulation Analyses of Current Youth Aptitudes, were presented at the symposium entitled, Profiling the Aptitudes of the Current Youth Population. The fourth paper, Legal and Political Considerations in Large-Scale Adaptive ... |
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| The Test Score Decline: A Review and Annotated Bibliography |
AUG 1981 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Brian K. Waters; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper brings together the large body of literature on indicators of changes in U.S. scholastic aptitude and achievement levels within the 1952- 1980 period. The population target is youth from pre-school to post-college graduate ages. The study is divided into three major sections: (1) a discussion of the trends which have emerged over time which have been supported by creditable data. The discussion first reviews aptitude test score patterns ... |
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| Legal and Political Considerations in Large-Scale Adaptive Testing, |
1981 |
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| Authors:
Brian K. Waters; Gus C. Lee; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper has strived to do more than simply suggest questions that need to be considered as Computerized Adaptive testing nears operational usage. One thing we can be absolutely sure of is that once personnel selection and classification decisions begin to be made using CAT, there will be legal challenges to the validity of the measurement process. We need to anticipate these challenges, to conduct the research to answer the ... |
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| Subpopulation Analyses of Current Youth Aptitudes, |
1981 |
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| Authors:
Mark J. Eitelberg; Janice H. Laurence; Brian K. Waters; Wayne S. Sellman; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper describes the subpopulation analyses that will appear in a forthcoming report on the Profile of American Youth. In 1980, the Department of Defense and the Military Services, in cooperation with the Department of Labor, sponsored a large-scale research project to assess the vocational aptitudes of American youth. A national probability sample of approximately 12,000 young men and women, selected from participants in the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of ... |
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| Military and Civilian Test Score Trends (1950 - 1980), |
1981 |
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| Authors:
Brian K. Waters; Janice H. Laurence; Mark J. Eitelberg; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper describes test score changes between the early 1950s and 1980 (when the profile study was conducted). The paper begins with a tabular and graphic picture of national scholastic aptitude and achievement test score trends. The paper then describes military accession test score trends on AFQT from 1967 to 1980. AFQT score trends are reported by high, median, and low scores. The paper concludes with a brief summary and ... |
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| The Effects of System and Environmental Factors Upon Experienced Pilot Performance in the Advanced Simulator for Pilot Training. |
APR 1977 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Philip A. Irish III; Paul M. Grunzke; Thomas H. Gray; Brian K. Waters; AIR FORCE HUMAN RESOURCES LAB BROOKS AFB TEX
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| The objectives of the study were: (a) to assess the relative contribution of platform motion, G-seat and visual factors to pilot performance in the Advanced Simulator for Pilot Training (ASPT); (b) to acquire information on the relationships between system output and pilot input measures as collected in the ASPT; and (c) to evaluate the utility of economical multifactor designs for Flying Training Division, Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL/FT) research ... |
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| Cognitive Pretraining of the T-37 Overhead Traffic Pattern. |
DEC 1975 |
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| Authors:
Bruce A. Smith; Brian K. Waters; Bernell J. Edwards; AIR FORCE HUMAN RESOURCES LAB BROOKS AFB TEX
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| This study investigated the utility of a cognitive pretraining instructional package to the training of the T-37 overhead traffic pattern used in Air Force undergraduate pilot training (UPT). A multi-media package was prepared following instructional systems development (ISD) procedures. The package included a programmed text, sound/slide briefing, 8mm motion picture sequence and a 49 item multiple-choice criterion measure. Instructional material was validated using three UPT classes at Williams AFB, Arizona. ... |
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