I__. - International Military Testing Association

JOB SAMPLE TEST FOR WY FIRE CONTROLMAN
Susan Van Heme 1 , PhD
Frank Al 1 ey, Ph D
Syllogistics, Inc.
Spr i r,gf i e 1 d, l44 22151
Herbert George Ba.ker, PhD
Laura E. Swirsk i
Na.vr Personne I Research and Deve 1 opmen t Center
San Diego, c.A Y2152-68Clcl
ABSTRACT
The Navy has developed job sample tests Sor a number of i ts
en1 isted occupations !or ratings> as part O f t h e
Joi n t-Serv i ce Job Performance Measurement Program. One of
those rat i rigs is Fire Controiman (FCI. This paper details
the deve 1 opmen t of hand,=-on tests for first-term FC: data and
radar personnel r and their administration to a sample of FCs
(N=103> . The resul ts of test i ng are di scuss.ed, showing the
relationship of test scores. to several criteria.
INTRODUCT I DN
Several reports detai 1 the research stra.tegy .a n d
purposes. of the Joint-Service Job Performance Ueasuremen t
(JPMI/Enl istment Standards Project COff ice of the Assista.nt
Secretary of Defense, 19821, and the origin and scope of the
Navy JPF1 Program (Laabs & berry, 1987). I n the Nav 7 ’ s
effort, performance meas.ures are be i nq deve 1 aped for sever.3 1
ratings, one of which is tha.t of fire controlman C FC :) .
The MIX 84 Gun F i re Control System C c;FCS:! i s u c.e d t 0
control var i 01~s surf ace sh i p-moun ted guns, 1.4 h i c h are used
against both surface and airborne targets. F i rs.t-term Ml< 86
GFC!s Frl:.g. are current 1 y t r a i n e d a n d d e p 1 II ;v. e cl i n t IA o d i f f e r e n t
c,pec i .sl t i es.. Bc,th r,.JEcs o>per.&te the PIP< 516 GFC:S? blJt NEC:
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processing subsystem. Both t:,*pez. ,:a+ PlcC: 3,s Ftzs go tt-lrout~h a
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cross-tra.ined on the s.econd subsystem at the end of their
f irs.t or tfeginn ing of their second tour of duty,
APPROACH
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