Identification and evaluation of criterion measurement methods.

Criterion measures vary greatly in terms of their psychometric quality and ease of use. This paper serves two purposes. First, it provides a general summary of different approaches to criterion measurement in a military context.

Development of a performance taxonomy for entry-level military occupations.

U.S. Military services use the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and other indicators to select and classify about 150,000 enlisted personnel annually.

Color Vision Testing, Standards, and Visual Performance of the U.S. Military.

Introduction: Color vision deficiency (CVD) is a disqualifying condition for military special duty occupations. Color vision testing and standards vary slightly among the U.S.

Validation of the TAPAS for predicting in-unit soldier outcomes.

The Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) is a computer-adaptive temperament test that has been used operationally by the Army since 2009 to examine characteristics that are not captured by other testing requirements. Outcomes collected at multiple time points throughout a Soldier's career show the TAPAS to be predictive of performance at the end of initial military training, as well as in-unit. This article focuses on the performance of Soldiers in their first or second units of assignment.

Adaptive vocational interest diagnostic: Informing and improving the job assignment process.

The history of vocational interests shows that these measures have great promise for use in job assignment, suggesting that individuals will be more satisfied and successful in their job when they are doing work that interests them. Recent research has provided empirical support for these predictions and demonstrated that the match between an individual's interests and his or her work activities is positively related to job performance and negatively related to attrition. Building on these positive empirical findings, the U.