Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

44 Which means what, specifically?
First, I think it means that tests of the future must
focus much more on the individual, on his unique talents
'and desires.
Second, it means fittir.3 tests into a scheme that
maximizes the-opportunity for c!loice, both by the individual
and t,y his employer.
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). bird, as a function of the first two, it means that tests
must provide broader profiles of information. Four or five
aptitude scores do not provide a sufficient basis for the
kind of cozqlex, comprehensive career programs we have today
and will need in the future.
The role cf tests, now and in the future, should be
to supply a vital piece 0f the information we need in properly
managing the careers of our people. The quality and breadth
of this information will be crucial to the quality of the
decisions he make, but tests must not serve to prejudge the
individual for a full career. They should clearly be a tool
in the decision process. By that I mean that they should show
the implications of various alternative decisions.
For example, tests are needed, especially with the advent
of the new instruction systems, that can recommend specific
kinds of learning experiences that can be applied to an
individual case. Lee Brokaw, your program chairman, put it
well recently when he said, 'We must shift emphasis from finding
the best indfvidual for the job to find the best job for the
individual."
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