Construction of Experimental Interest Measures for Enlisted Classification
Construction of Experimental Interest Measures for Enlisted Classification

Author: W. H. Helme

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Published: 1965

Total Pages: 19

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One of the objectives of the New Classification Techniques Task is to explore new test content which will increase the effectiveness of classification and assignment in the Army. In pursuit of this objective, possible new cognitive information tests have been examined along with new noncognitive tests. Effort in this direction has included research on occupational interest measures. In the endeavor to meet the need for a measure of mechanical interest, the Army Job Activities Questionnaire (AJAQ-M) has been constructed. The item pool was developed to reflect such factors as expressed interests, experiences, and job preferences that may be predictive of success in training and job performance in construction crafts MOS. The questionnaire was designed to supplement information tests such as the experimental Tool and Trade Knowledge Tests. The present publication describes the selection of cluster keys based on an internal analysis of the interrelationships among items and sections of the AJAQ-M. It was hoped that these keys would provide greater understanding of the dimensions of personality expressed through preferences for job activities of various kinds and/or job requirements associated with construction crafts MOS. (Author).

Research to Improve Enlisted Classification Techniques
Research to Improve Enlisted Classification Techniques

Author: William H. Helme

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Published: 1964

Total Pages: 36

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Research responsive to the Army requirement for maintenance and continued development of the aptitude area system of differential classification of enlisted men is reviewed. Research effort of the NEW CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES Task has been devoted substantially to improved measures for the Army Classification Battery (ACB) and identification of combinations of tests which are the most effective differential predictors of success in occupational areas and subareas. Additional Task objectives encompass (1) identifying potential career enlisted men; (2) screening and assignment of enlisted men of relatively low ability, (3) developing physical proficiency measures to classify EM for combat and combat-support MOS with unusual physical demands. New Classification tests developed and ready for comprehensive evaluation as potential components of the ACB include: aptitude and ability tests for Electronics, General Maintenance, Motor Maintenance, and Clerical job areas; three information tests for Construction and Mechanical-Electrical jobs; and personality-interest measures.

Research to Improve Enlisted Classification Techniques
Research to Improve Enlisted Classification Techniques

Author: William H. Helme

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Published: 1964

Total Pages: 36

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Research responsive to the Army requirement for maintenance and continued development of the aptitude area system of differential classification of enlisted men is reviewed. Research effort of the NEW CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES Task has been devoted substantially to improved measures for the Army Classification Battery (ACB) and identification of combinations of tests which are the most effective differential predictors of success in occupational areas and subareas. Additional Task objectives encompass (1) identifying potential career enlisted men; (2) screening and assignment of enlisted men of relatively low ability, (3) developing physical proficiency measures to classify EM for combat and combat-support MOS with unusual physical demands. New Classification tests developed and ready for comprehensive evaluation as potential components of the ACB include: aptitude and ability tests for Electronics, General Maintenance, Motor Maintenance, and Clerical job areas; three information tests for Construction and Mechanical-Electrical jobs; and personality-interest measures.

Investigations Into Army Enlisted Classification Systems
Investigations Into Army Enlisted Classification Systems

Author: Michael Ingerick

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Published: 2009

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"The Army faces a number of personnel needs as it transforms to meet the challenges of today and the near future. To meet these challenges, the Army is seeking recommendations on predictor measures, in particular measures of noncognitive attributes (e.g., interests, values, and temperament), that could be administered to enhance Soldier selection and classification decisions. The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) conducted a Concurrent Validation (CV) research effort to advance this objective. The objectives of this research were twofold: (1) to examine the value of using new, experimental predictor measures to select recruits into the Army; and (2) to investigate the potential of new, experimental predictor measures to enhance the classification of recruits into entry-level jobs. Criterion measures and experimental predictors were administered to 424 first-term Active Army Soldiers representing five military occupational specialties (MOS): (a) 11B Infantryman, (b) 19K Armor Crewman, (c) 25U Signal Support Systems Specialist, (d) 63B Light Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, and (e) 68W Health Care Specialist. The value of the experimental predictor measures to enhance recruit selection and classification were examined. Overall, the results indicate that the experimental predictors show potential to increment the existing Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for the purposes of selecting recruits into the Army and classifying them into entry-level jobs"--P. i.