Proposed New Army Aptitude Area Composites
Proposed New Army Aptitude Area Composites

Author: Peter Greenston

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Published: 2002

Total Pages: 62

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"The Army currently employs nine Aptitude Area (AA) composites to classify new recruits; they are derived from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) subtests in a manner that makes them easy to calculate but inefficient for classification. At the end of 2001 the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) will eliminate the two timed subtests in the ASVAB. This will reduce the classification efficiency of the existing Army composites and necessitate redefinition of the existing composites. In their place the Army is considering for adoption new composites that nave been developed by ARI based on a job performance criterion. ARI has developed a set of 17 operational classification-efficient job families and corresponding composites that would be used for administrative, counseling, and school proponent purposes. The new structure strongly resembles the existing structure, in effect being a further shredding of existing families. The new composites/job families are undergoing further testing and evaluation, and will be considered for implementation in the 2004-2005 period. In the meantime ARI has developed an interim set of composites that retain the existing nine operational job families but are also based on defensible job performance data. These will be implemented January 2002 while planning for the new 17 Army Aptitude Area composites goes forward."--DTIC.

Development of Improved Aptitude Area Composites for Enlisted Classification
Development of Improved Aptitude Area Composites for Enlisted Classification

Author: Milton H. Maier

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Published: 1969

Total Pages: 60

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Matching the abilities of men entering the Army to the demands of training courses and jobs is an ever-critical problem facing Army personnel management. Aptitude area composites have been developed to measure the potential of the men, and the scores from these composites are used in making decisions about the men's assignments. The productivity of the men in their training and job assignments can be enhanced by obtaining more accurate assessments of their potential to perform in the different job categories. Based on a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of the Army classification battery (ACB) tests in predicting training success in military occupational specialty (MOS) courses, an improved set of aptitude area composites has now been developed. These composites and the benefits that would derive from their use are described in the present report.

Evaluation of Alternative Aptitude Area (AA) Composites and Job Families for Army Classification
Evaluation of Alternative Aptitude Area (AA) Composites and Job Families for Army Classification

Author: Tirso E. Diaz

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Published: 2005

Total Pages: 138

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Effective January 2002, the Army adopted a set of nine AA composites based on empirically estimated weights for a 7-subtest ASVAB battery. With support from the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues developed these composites as part of a proposed two-tiered classification system. This change was motivated by a program of research funded by ARI and conducted by Zeidner, Johnson, and others demonstrating that the proposed system could significantly improve the overall classification and assignment of Army personnel to entry-level jobs. The current study aimed to independently evaluate the efficacy of the proposed AA composites, and corresponding job families, to meet the Army's classification objectives. More specifically, the present study tested the stability and differential validity of the proposed AA composites and accompanying job families, particularly the 17 and 150 relative to the 9 AAs, and their practical effects on classification efficiency as measured by mean predicted performance (MPP). For both scientific and practical reasons, the findings suggest the continued operational use of the 9 (standardized) AA composites and do not support the use of a larger number of composites/job families. These findings have been briefed to the Enlisted Accessions Division, G-1 and, in effect, represent a pull-back of recommendations based on earlier research for increasing the number of composites/job families.

Replication of Zeidner, Johnson, and Colleagues' Method for Estimating Army Aptitude Area (AA) Composites
Replication of Zeidner, Johnson, and Colleagues' Method for Estimating Army Aptitude Area (AA) Composites

Author: Tirso E. Diaz

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Published: 2004

Total Pages: 90

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To select and classify recruits to entry-level jobs, the Army employs nine Aptitude Area (AA) composites that are derived from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Effective January 2002, the Army adopted an "interim" set of nine AA composites based on empirically estimated weights for a seven ASVAB test battery. Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues had developed these "Interim" composites as part of ongoing research into improved military classification systems. The purpose of the present study was to independently replicate and document - as a prerequisite for subsequent evaluation - the Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues' method, and previously reported results, for the 9,17, and 150 composites comprising their proposed classification system. Following Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues' method, the present study successfully reproduced the 9, 17, and 150 composites. These findings support the operational use of the 9 "interim" composites, as well as the use of the 9/171150 composites in future research and policy analysis evaluating the potential of the proposed two-tiered classification system to substantially improve Army-wide classification and assignment.

Replication of Zeidner, Johnson, and Colleagues' Method for Estimating Army Aptitudes Area (AA) Composites
Replication of Zeidner, Johnson, and Colleagues' Method for Estimating Army Aptitudes Area (AA) Composites

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Published: 2004

Total Pages: 85

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To select and classify recruits to entry-level jobs, the Army employs nine Aptitude Area (AA) composites that are derived from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Effective January 2002, the Army adopted an "interim" set of nine AA composites based on empirically estimated weights for a seven ASVAB test battery. Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues had developed these "Interim" composites as part of ongoing research into improved military classification systems. The purpose of the present study was to independently replicate and document - as a prerequisite for subsequent evaluation - the Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues' method, and previously reported results, for the 9,17, and 150 composites comprising their proposed classification system. Following Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues' method, the present study successfully reproduced the 9, 17, and 150 composites. These findings support the operational use of the 9 "interim" composites, as well as the use of the 9/171150 composites in future research and policy analysis evaluating the potential of the proposed two-tiered classification system to substantially improve Army-wide classification and assignment.

Replication of Zeidner, Johnson, and Colleagues' Method for Estimating Army Aptitudes Area (AA) Composites
Replication of Zeidner, Johnson, and Colleagues' Method for Estimating Army Aptitudes Area (AA) Composites

Author: Tirso Diaz

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Published: 2004-08-01

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 9781423519126

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To select and classify recruits to entry-level jobs, the Army employs nine Aptitude Area (AA) composites that are derived from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Effective January 2002, the Army adopted an "interim" set of nine AA composites based on empirically estimated weights for a seven ASVAB test battery. Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues had developed these "Interim" composites as part of ongoing research into improved military classification systems. The purpose of the present study was to independently replicate and document - as a prerequisite for subsequent evaluation - the Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues' method, and previously reported results, for the 9,17, and 150 composites comprising their proposed classification system. Following Zeidner, Johnson, and colleagues' method, the present study successfully reproduced the 9, 17, and 150 composites. These findings support the operational use of the 9 "interim" composites, as well as the use of the 9/ 171150 composites in future research and policy analysis evaluating the potential of the proposed two-tiered classification system to substantially improve Army-wide classification and assignment.