THE BRITISH ARMY RECRUIT BATTERY GOES OPERATIONAL - FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE IN COMPUTER-BASED TESTING USING ITEM-GENERATION TECHNIQUES

Authors
COLLIS JM TAPSFIELD PGC IRVINE SH DANN PL WRIGHT D
Citation
Jm. Collis et al., THE BRITISH ARMY RECRUIT BATTERY GOES OPERATIONAL - FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE IN COMPUTER-BASED TESTING USING ITEM-GENERATION TECHNIQUES, International journal of selection and assessment, 3(2), 1995, pp. 96-104
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Psychology, Applied
Journal title
International journal of selection and assessment → ACNP
ISSN journal
0965075X
Volume
3
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
96 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0965-075X(1995)3:2<96:TBARBG>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The British Army Recruit Battery (BARE) was commissioned in 1986 by th e Army Personnel Research Establishment (APRE) under a mandate from th e Directorate of Army Recruiting as part of a programme of strategic r esearch. Item-generation from computer algorithms and computer deliver y of the battery are the two fundamental building blocks of the BARE s ystem and they are described in detail. In addition, reports of the ps ychometric properties of the battery and the results of validity studi es are provided. A true score model of reliability is outlined and its utility demonstrated by comparing predicted reliabilities against ope rational test-retest reliabilities.