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Download full textHunter, John E. – 1983
The structure of this report is as follows: First, specific aptitude theory and general ability theory, the two theories of the relation between ability and job performance, are presented and differentiated. Second, there is a discussion of problems in the current use of the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) and of problems in the use of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Factor Structure, Job Performance
Palmer, Pamla; And Others – 1990
A statistical comparison was made of two test batteries, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), using a sample of 406 subjects (98 civilian high school students and 308 military recruit examinees). The sample was predominantly white and male. A first analyses described the sample and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Comparative Testing, Correlation
