The Construction of the Continuous Adding Test for Nationwide Conscription
- VernacularTitle:征兵用连续加法测验的研制
- Author:
Wei XIAO
;
Danmin MIAO
;
Jingjng GONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychological test;
candidate of conscription;
psychometric study;
test development
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To develop the continuous adding test for Nationwide Conscription.Method: The computer-based continuous adding test was developed and was administered to 24019 recruited young people among China and 1900 new recruits. When the 3-month-depot training finished, the 228 supervisors of the soldiers were investigated on the soldiers' working performance based on intelligence. Through the data, the test mode and cut-off scores were developed, and the reliability and validity was analyzed. Results: the cut-off scores were that finishing 26 items successfully in 120 seconds and the correct rate was higher than 30%. The retest reliability was 0.78 and the academic statues and the predicting congruence rate of the test was 94.7%.Conclusion:The continuous adding test was applicable as one of enlistee's primary qualification test.
