I__. - International Military Testing Association

Score Eauating Verification. The Score Equating Verification study is designed
to evaluate the effect of examinee motivation upon item calibration and equating.
The examinees are applicants for military service who are processing through the
same six MEPQMETS complexes used in the Score Equating Development study.
measures include two forms of CAT-ASVAB and one form of P&P-ASVAB (8A). The
CAT-ASVAB scores are based on the provisional equating tables developed in the
Score Equating Development study, and count as scores of record for enlistment. Data
collected during this study will be used to develop final equating tables for
subsequent operational use. Data collection began on 3 September 1990. This was the
first time that CAT-ASVAB test results have counted as scores of record and, therefore,
determined enlistment eligibility and subsequent training opportunities for
applicants to the military services. Plans call for data collection to be completed in
June 1992, analyses to be completed in November 1992, and results documented by
May 1993.
Technical Base R&D
ENHANCED CAT-ASVAB
During the past several years, each of the Service R&D laboratories has been
investigating computer-administered tests which measure abilities not measured by
the current ASVAB tests. These include measures of psychomotor ability, spatial
ability, and working memory.
Technical Advisory Selection Panel
A Joint-Service Technical Advisory Selection Panel (TASP) was established to
evaluate new computerized tests which showed promise and to nominate Military
Occupational Specialities (MOSS) for a Joint-Service Enhanced CAT-ASVAB @CAT)
validation study. This committee was chaired by a representative of the Defense
Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and included a technical representative from each of
the Services and USMEPCOM. General criteria employed in evaluating the alternative
tests included the theoretical development of the underlying construct, measurement
precision, validity, equating, and operational feasibility.
Joint Service ECAT Validation Study
The TASP recognized that the amount of testing time available in the field was
limited, and that not all promising tests could be administered. Therefore, the tests
are grouped into primary and secondary categories. The primary group, to be
administered to all examinees, includes: (1) Integrating Details, (2) Target
Identification, (3) Figural Reasoning, (4) Two-Hand Tracking, and (5) Sequential
Memory. The secondary group includes: (1) Assembling Objects, (2) Orientation, (3)
One-Hand Tracking, and (4) Mental Counters. These secondary tests will be
administered only in those situations where time permits.
The Military Occupational Specialties (MOSS) involved in the Army include:
Infantryman (1 lH), Cannon Crewman (13F), and Tank Crewman (19K). Air Force jobs
include: Air Traffic Controller (27230) and Personnel Specialist (73230). The Marine
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