2003 IMTA Proceedings - International Military Testing Association

There are many ways to score a situational judgment test and a few ways for examinees
to respond to items. Many of these ways have been compared with respect to judgment scores
but not with respect to the types of trait scores developed during this research effort. In
particular, ranking and rating should be compared.
The high correlations between the civilian and military test forms are reassuring. On the
one hand, one could argue that civilian forms do not have to be developed because the military
forms measure essentially the same thing. On the other hand, a few potentially good Soldiers
might be screened out because they knew little about the military—things they would learn soon
after joining the military. In that case, one could argue that civilian forms should be used.
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45 th Annual Conference of the International Military Testing Association
Pensacola, Florida, 3-6 November 2003