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Droege, Robert C. – 1983
Past studies have indicated that job performance in general tends not to decline with age, but performance on at least several aptitudes does decline noticeably with age. If these relationships hold up over the entire occupational range, there is the possibility that aptitude correlations with job performance may be moderated by age. To…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Correlation
Marshall, Patricia – Manpower, 1971
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged, Test Validity
McCormick, Ernest J.; And Others – 1977
The Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ), a structured job analysis questionnaire that provides for the analysis of individual jobs in terms of each of 187 job elements, was used to establish the job component validity of certain commercially-available vocational aptitude tests. Prior to the general analyses reported here, a statistical analysis…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cluster Analysis, Job Analysis, Occupational Tests
Dohm, Thomas E.; Sung, Yong H. – 1982
This report examines the construct validity of the Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB), a multiple ability test battery designed to measure aptitudes related to successful work behavior. Construct validation has focused attention on the role of psychological theory and on the need to formulate hypotheses that can be examined in the validation process.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Tests, Correlation, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedHanna, Gerald S. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Secondary School Students, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability
Validity of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, Form 1, to Predict Technical School Success.
Download full textVitola, Bart M.; And Others – 1973
Validities of the four aptitude indexes of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Form 1, and the Airman Qualifying Examination-66 (AQE), were determined for final grades in 46 airman training courses. Comparisons were made between AQE and ASVAB in terms of their ability to predict technical school success. The data demonstrate…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Military Personnel, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedKass, Richard A.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The purpose of this paper was to examine the factor structure of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, Forms 8, 9, and 10. The analyses provided evidence of the replicability of ability constructs across diverse samples. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Factor Structure, Military Personnel
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1982
The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Customer-Service Representative is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research; (2) fairness to minorities; and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for training in…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation, Predictive Measurement
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1982
The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Gambling Dealer is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research; (2) fairness to minorities; and (3) usefulness of the battery to Job Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for training as Gambling Dealers. Research…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedBriscoe, Cecil D.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
This investigation was concerned with determining the degree of relationship between scores on ability measures included in the standardized General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) and self-estimates by high school students of their level of ability in the same aptitude areas as those in the GATB. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Exploration, High School Students, High Schools
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1982
The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Carpenter is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research; (2) fairness to minorities; and (3) usefulness of the battery to United States Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for Carpenter positions.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Carpentry, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation
McCormick, Ernest J.; And Others – 1977
A study dealt with the use of the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) within a job component validity framework as the basis for estimating aptitude requirements of jobs represented by scores on commercially available tests as contrasted with scores on General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) tests. Procedures generally consisted of the use of job…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Occupational Tests, Performance Tests, Predictive Measurement
1982
A Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Respiratory Therapist was developed by the U.S. Employment Service (USES). The technical adequacy of research, fairness to minorities, and usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for training in respiratory therapist positions were examined. Research…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Employment Qualifications, Inhalation Therapists, Job Analysis
Peer reviewedKnapp, Lila; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
Comparative validity data for the Career Ability Placement Survey and the General Aptitude Test Battery relative to predicting course marks are presented for a sample of ninth grade students. The pattern of correlations between school grades and conceptually similar tests in the two measures was highly similar. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Correlation, Grade 9, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedRogers, Jeff E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Offers a practical evaluation and a technical evaluation of a military-generated career exploration program. Concludes that the instrument is a superb example of a multiple-aptitude battery due to its psychometrics, extensive norming data, and excellent materials. Cautions against adoption of instrument for civilian use without further testing.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Interest Inventories
