Technical Report - International Military Testing Association

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At this point, f might add that la past MTh Conferences dlscusalona
were hold concerning the cxpericnccs of the othl:r servlcce with proffllag
evaluation scores. As a result of this exchange of lnfornation, the
Ealfrted Evaluation Center va8 aided in ltr efforts to produce A Profile
Data Report which accaepllohe8 those purpocea unique to,, the Army.
SWry reports orb dlrtrlbuttd to -jot ccr=eandcrr in the field.
Those report8 reflect tha’WS, tbe rpread of evaluation scores, And the
total nunbcr achieving each @core by grade and unit. With this lnforrrmtion,
cameender8 can ApprAt80 unit efftctlveness md emphu~lre training
requlr-nts.
The objective of Army Perronnel Kanageaeant IO rimply to obtain the
uulm~m cf flclent uee of raenpwar. To oupport the att8lnment of thle
objective through thr aunagesent programs I hava cited the evaluation
process requires the coordinated effort of the Center, vhich is the
oparatlog Agency of the ry8tea A group of 10 Auparvlrory and 31 question
writing ~genclas who ftrrnlsh lndivld~al question8 And problms which
maka up the various tests, and 81 monitoring c-ds who ~upcrvlsa and
8UppOrt the actual operation of the tcitlng program at the many far flung
locations throughout the world jlere soldiers are located.
The drvelc+ent of evaluation material8 fs a team effort. Toot
speclAlists here At the Center are in direct c~nlcatlon with thelr
carnterparts at the question writing � �������� Thir te4un affort Insures
that profesrltmal rtmdards of test develomt ara ir,;orporeted In the
8yStam. Through the use of Appltcstlar of measurement prioclplos by
professioual pcrconnel the Army’8 evaluation lnstr..srsntc are in liar
with those rtandatds employed in professional prychologlca:l maa8ur@aeent.
Thlr later-action batween the Center And the ochoolr Is neccrsary to
8U8tAln the highest profesrlonar. standards in our devclopnmt of telt
Aid8 cad tests.
Distinct advantages ACCNO frau this tt)za effort. For ermple:
It insureo inclusion of accurate and current: subject-mrtter in the taste
by the question vrltlng agcnclcq it provides for � ppllcatlon of momsuremant
prlnclplc8 by the Center’s proferrlonal parronnel, and thib in turn
Insures that the test masuras the techaicel knowledge required of tha
roldfer to rdoquatoly perform on hi8 job.
The military mvlronment to&y is still one of the moat caaplu
social organizations lu the country. The problgn of finding the right
man for the right Job 18 A continuously expanding task.
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