A Reexamination of the Normalization of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (LASVAB) Forms 6, 7, 6E, and 7E

摘要

This study checks the normalization of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) forms 6 and 7 and normalized the ASVAB forms 6E and 7E. The ASVAB measures the mental aptitude of prospective recruits. Since ASVAB 6 and 7 were first used (January 1976) questions about the correctness of the normalization have been raised. We checked the normalization of ASVAB 6 and 7 and developed the normalization of 6E and 7E using a reference test--AFQT 7. In this effort we used a large sample of Marine Corps recruits. We found that the current normilization of ASVAB 6 and 7 is too easy; it overstates the mental ability of low aptitude recruits by 15 to 17 percentiles. (Author)