Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

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Prior to test administration pre-training was conducted to insure that
personnel were familiarized with the proper employment of’ the rifle
scope, since that was a non-standard item of equipment.
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Several weeks were also spent prior to the test administration in
training control personnel (XCO’s) in the details of test administration
and in insuring that the Infantry personnel had sufficient minimum skill:
to participate in the tests. This was necessary since the platoon we
were furnished was newly formed with personnel just out or individual
training &o had no unit training or experience. Since the tests were
designed for journeyman level infantrymen, basic:skills in map reading,
artillery adjustments, squad tactics, etc. had to be covered so that
these personnel could be tested. I
After the week of testing $he platoon membe:rs.were requested LO rank
each other i‘n terms of whom they would mclst pre her to have with them in
combat.. While they had participated with an against everyone in the
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platoon, no one had any knowledge of the test sciore results at the time
of this rating. It was based on what the
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had seen during the
The raw scores for the 2 level personnel (n=26) (squad members)’ ranged
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from 75-227 with a mean of 214.96 and a standsrd deviation of 48.26. For
4 level personnel (n=9) (Squad and Fire Team Leaders), the range was
158-434 with a mean raw score of 335 and a standard deviation of 96.34.
The correlation of total +.est score with the peer ratings, computed
by Pearson r, was .697 f?r 4 levr.1 personnel and .420 for 2 level personnel.
Both are significant at the 05 level of confidence.
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