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Download full textPliske, Rebecca M.; And Others – 1984
The Computerized Adaptive Screening Test (CAST) was developed to provide an estimate at recruiting stations of prospects' Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores. The CAST was designed to replace the paper-and-pencil Enlistment Screening Test (EST). The initial validation study of CAST indicated that CAST predicts AFQT at least as accurately…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
Knapp, Deirdre J.; Pliske, Rebecca M. – 1986
A study was conducted to validate the Army's Computerized Adaptive Screening Test (CAST), using data from 2,240 applicants from 60 army recruiting stations across the nation. CAST is a computer-assisted adaptive test used to predict performance on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). AFQT scores are computed by adding four subtest scores of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Testing
