Since it is important to identify those qualities that best coincide with the role of the pharmacist, the SVIB was used to determine the suitability of a student's interest. Five roles for pharmacists are identified: manager of resources, educator, consultant, health maintenance, and primary care. (MLW)

As a consequence of a validation study based on over 200 skilled technicians employed in engine manufacturing, seven aptitude tests were administered to 50 applicants in June 1982. This report presents correlations between test scores and three criteria (math grades, job performance ratings, and a composite) for the 26 people who entered the…

A context is proposed that not only focuses career exploration in a logical way, beginning with the decision maker and moving to occupations, but also helps organize the process of decision making. Decision makers are seen as part of the context, for they have values, aptitudes, and resources that are relevant to choices of occupations. For career…

The Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB) is a multiple ability test battery of specific work skills. It is designed for use in career counseling and personnel selection. The 14 BAB tests yield 16 ability scores: Clerical, Idea Fluency, Tonal Memory, Pitch Descrimination, Inductive Reasoning, Word Association, Writing Speed, Paper Folding, Vocabulary,…

This paper addresses the information revealed in incorrect option selection on multiple choice items. Multilinear Formula Scoring (MFS), a theory providing methods for solving psychological measurement problems of long standing, is first used to estimate option characteristic curves for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Arithmetic…

The following tests and techniques have been developed by the U.S. Emloyment Service for the measurement of occupational aptitude, clerical skills, literacy skills, and occupational interest: General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), Nonreading Aptitude Test Battery (NATB), Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB), Clerical Skills Tests, Basic…

A total of 2,052 US high school boys and girls, selected from 10 geographical regions, were tested on consecutive half days using the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Form 2 and ASVAB Form 5. Effects of fatigue, training, environment and proctorial variation were minimized by experimental design. An extensive program of optical…

The study reports correlations between student scores on the general technical composite of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and cumulative grade point averages. Data were collected on 911 juniors and seniors selected from a sample at 22 high schools in the San Antonio, Texas, metropolitan area. The general technical score was found…

This Technical Research Note is designed for reference by high school counselors, service test administrators, and educational specialists as a supplemental guide to the interpretation of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) results in local guidance and counseling programs. This study examined the validity of specific ASVAB…

This report summarizes test performance for 771,031 students tested on Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Form 2 during school year 1973-74, with separate normative tables provided by sub-test, aptitude composite, grade, sex and geographic region. New data are provided for ninth grade and post-high school students. Information…

Since 1972, guidance counselors at the City College of San Francisco have been using a computerized system called the Computer Assisted Occupational Survey (CAOS) to help students make career choices. CAOS uses a battery of aptitude tests to measure verbal and numerical abilities, spatial visualization, clerical perception, and general learning…

Reports on a research study which applies Harren's model of careers decision-making process to gauge the impact of vocational identity, attitudinal careers maturity, school adjustment, and decision-making styles on the careers decision-making process. Found that vocational identity had the strongest direct effect while school adjustment had no…

A study used an existing data set to assess the predictive validity of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for civilian occupations. (The ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude test battery used by all military services to determine the qualifications of candidates for enlistment and assign enlistees to military occupations.) The…

A computerized adaptive testing version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (CAT-ASVAB) is being developed to test ten areas of vocational aptitude. Development of the CAT-ASVAB is based upon the use of item banks, testing and scoring procedures, assessment of test reliability and test validity, a technical manual, and the…

Ball Aptitude BAttery (BAB) scores, grades, and American College Test (ACT) scores were obtained for over 800 high school seniors. BAB scores adequately predicted academic success in 10 subject areas and on the ACT. The battery seemed valid for career planning for males, females, Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. (Author/GDC)