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15 November 1882his or her general ability and effcctiveness in the Armysince the last test was given.(4) Date and score attained on each previous test.This may be extracted from the individual's personnelrecord.e. Retesting on the ASYAB or AFCT. Retest ofArmy enlisted personnel on the ASVAB or AFCf underooe of the following conditions will consist of all componentsof the battery or test.(l) Duty performance by the person reflects a progressivelyhigher level of technical skill, verbal comprehension,or job knowledge.(2) The person successfully compleles preparatoryhigh school instruction under the Army Continuing EducationSystem (ACES) (AR 621-5).(3) The person successfully completes the highschool level general education development (OED) tesl.(4) Persons who successfully complete the BasicSkills Education Program (BSEP).AR 611-5(5) The person applies for Officer CandidateSchool (DeS), commission or appointment as a warrantofficer.(6) The Active Army member applies for immediatereenlistment in the Regular Army (RA) and does nothave the required aptitude arca scores of 85 or higher./. Recording and use oftest scores. Scores of authorizedArmy personnel tests will be recorded on the individual'sPersonnel Qualification Record. These scoreSwill be used in lieu of previously auained scores for allclassification, selection, training. assignment, or retentionpurposes. Entry on DA Form 2-1 should be postedin accordance with AR 640-2-1.g. Retention of requests for retesting. Activities givingArmy personnel tests will keep copies of requestsfor retesting. These requests will be kept in accordancewith appendix A, AR 340-2, or AR 340-18-7, as applicable.
15 November 1982Chapter 4Test Scoring4-1. Authorized scoring InstructionsTest scoring instructions normally are in the manual foradministering an Army personnel test. For some tests,there are separate manuals of instructions for scoring.Scoring instruClions must be followed exactly.4-2. Meaning of scoring formulaThe stalement of how the score is obtained is called the"scoring formula" for the test and is stated in thescoring directions. It also appears in abbreviated formon the scoring key. For example:"R"•'R-W""R- 'hW"]be score is the number of right answers.TIle score is the number of right answersminus the number of wrong answers.The score is the number of right answersminus one-third the number of wrong answers.4-3. Computation of composite scoresMany Army personnel tests are parts of a test battery forwhich a composite score, using the scores on the individualtests of the battery, is computed. In some testbatteries, the scores of one or more of the individualtesls are adjusted, usually by multiplying by a prescribedweight or conslant such as 2 or 3. This is doneso thaI the individual's test score may be weighted, asrequired in the design of the test battery. When testmanuals prescribe that a weighted composite score willbe computed, directions prescribe entry of test scores inappropriate boxes of answer sheets, for adjustment oftest scores to provide proper weighting, and for computationof the composite score. Care must be taken to insureIhal such computations are correclly made and thatproper tables and charts are used. Failure to adjust thescore on one or more tests by multiplying by the prescribedweights before adding the scores is a commonerror in test scoring. This type of error has serious consequencesbecause of the large discrepancies in numericalvalues associated with such errors. Applicants canbe severely penalized through failure of test scorers tocompule this type of score correctly. TCOs and otherpersons responsible for the accuracy of test scoring willhave a second person check all composite scores.4-4. Type of scoringa. Scoring procedures. Some tests must be handscored;others, when special answer sheets and pencilsare used, may be scored either by hand or by opticalAR 611-5scanner scoring machines. All machine-scorable testsmay also be hand-scored for quality control. Both handandmachine-scoring methods make use of scoring forrtiidas.When the formula requires subtraction of a proponiooof wrong answers, the necessary arithmetic isperformed automatically by the scoring machine. Themachine yields the adjusted score directly when controlsare properly adjusted. Specific procedures for machinescored tests are found in scoring directions for Ihat lest.General operating instructions are provided with the operator'smanual for each type of scoring machine. Thegeneral method for hand-scoring all Army personnellests is found in the appendix B.b. Machine scoring.(I) Requisites. MaChine-scoring of answer sheetshas two advantages over hand-scoring; speed and accuracy.In order 10 use these advantages, the followingfour requisites must be met:(a) Examinees must properly record their answerson the answer sheet.(h) The scoring machine must be in proper functioningorder.(c) The operator must set up and operate the machinecorrectly.(d) Each scoring machine must be used with itsspecific operating equipment. All scoring machines requirespecially printed answer sheets. The design of theanswer sheets and the alinement of the marking spaceson the answer sheets and control fonns must be compatiblewith the type of machine being used. They mustmeet the specifications for the proper functioning of thetype of scoring machine involved.(2) Familiarity with scoring instructions. All personsinvolved in machine-scoring will become thoroughlyfamiliar with the operators manual for the machineused. They must also be familiar with themachine-scoring procedures for the specific test beingscored. For aid in scoring procedures not described inthe proper test administration and scoring manual. contactUSASSC-NCR, ALEX VA 22332.(3) Checks on accuracy of machine scores. If thereare no quality control instructions in the manual for aspecific test, the following procedures will be used:(a) Five percent of all machine scored lest answersheets will be rescored by hand if the total numberof tests of a single type administered exceeds 20.(h) Atlesst two out of a total number of tests ofa single type administered will be recorded by hand ifthe number is 20 or less.(c) Samples from machine-scored test batcheswill be randomly selected from the top Ihird, middlethird, and lower Ihird of each hatch of lest answersheets.4-1
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