Factor structure of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test form S: analysis and comparison with previous forms.

Due to its importance for assignment and classification in the U.S. Air Force, the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) has received a substantial amount of research. Recently, the AFOQT was revised to reduce administrative burden and test-taker fatigue. However, the new version, the AFOQT Form...

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Publicado en:Military Psychology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 68 - 86
Autores principales: Drasgow F, Nye CD, Carretta TR, Ree MJ
Formato: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan-Mar2010
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          Achievement Tests
          Aptitude Tests
          Instrument Validation
          Military Personnel Psychosocial Factors
          United States Air Force
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          Correlation Coefficient
          Descriptive Statistics
          Factor Analysis
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          Goodness of Fit Chi Square Test
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      ab: Due to its importance for assignment and classification in the U.S. Air Force, the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) has received a substantial amount of research. Recently, the AFOQT was revised to reduce administrative burden and test-taker fatigue. However, the new version, the AFOQT Form S, was implemented without explicitly examining the latent structure of the exam. The current study examined the factor structure of Form S as well as its measurement equivalence across race- and sex-based groups. Results indicated that a bifactor model with a general intelligence factor and five content-specific factors fit the best. The measurement equivalence of the AFOQT across gender and racial/ethnic groups was also supported.
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