I__. - International Military Testing Association

considerable time preparing for the tryout I rehearsing each
i tern, verifying that the faul ts to be inserted would produce
the des. i red i ndi cat i enc., and e n 5 u r i n g that ttre training
equ i pmen t w a 5 in good condi t ion + c, ,’ t e 5 t i n g . Test
admi n i strattor train i ng consi sted of rev i euJ and prac t i ce of
the test items and procedures.
Test i no Ders.onne 1
The test admirl i E.tratctr ~a=. a retired E-S’ MK 36 GFC:S
techn i c i an, who had served as a t”lt< 35 Course Di ret tar for
the three years preceding his retirement. One of the school
sen i or staff C E-7/3) W d S available throughout . He
part i c i pated i n the preparation for testing, helped with
equ i pmen t setup and was a.blc t o solve t h e f e w equ i FaKlerlt
probl ems wh i ch occurred. Two observers were on si te, with
one present in the testing area during all test periods.
Test Subjects
The samp 1 e consi sted of 103 individuals engaged i n
the i r f i r s t term of mil i tarr serv i ce . There I~J e r e 45
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indlvlduals tested in Dam Neck and 53 individuals tested in
San Diego. Al 1 individual s in this sample were ma1 e. The
major i tr of the FC'S i n t h i s 5.3ff1p 1 Q were i n t tre third,
fourth, and fifth years o f the i r mi 1 i tary serv i ce
obl i gat i ens. S i x t y-one individual s were c 1 ass i f i ed i n t h e
radar subrating and 42 individuals were classif ied in the
data subrat i ng. Al 1 ~lCiC~%~ of the FC’s were high E.chool
graduates who either earned diplomas or GED equivalents..
EQuiDment
The equipment used for the f i el d test was the same as
that used for the tryout, plus equivalent equipment a.t the
San Diego C-s.chool .
Procedure
When the subjects arrived at the testing si te, they
were given a brief introduction to the project, with an
explanation that their performance would in no way affect
their service records, and would not be reported to anyone
but project staff.
At the beginning of each testing session, the s.ub.iect
was given oral and wr i tten instruct ions on the test i ng
procedure and the ground rules for t l-l e test i ng. Some
biographical data were collected, and then the firs% item
was admi n i stered. For e a c h i tern, the t e s t administrator
gave oral and wr i t ten instruct ions on the task requ i remen ts
and the time al 1 owed for camp 1 e t i on . The su bj ec t w a s
encouraged to ask quest ions before beginning the task. W h e n
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