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In that study,the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery(ASVAB)was administered to a total of 11,914 NLS res pondents,representing acompletion rate of approximately 94%.The study was sponsored by theDepartment of Def ense and the Military Services in cooperation with theDepartment of Labor.  \nThe purpose of the Profile of American Youth was to obtain data on thevocational aptitudes of current youth and to establish current national normsfor the ASVAB.  Previously,military recruits had been compared statisticallyto adult males who were extensively tested during World War II.The  \nDepartment of Def ense and the Congress,after questioning the appropriatenessof using the World War II reference popul ation as the primary basis forinterpreting the enlistment test scores of contemporary recruits,decided in1979 to conduct this new study.  \nThe NLS res pondents were selected because they comprised an alre ady existingnationally repres ent ative s anple of young people ages 16 to 23.The test waSadninistered by NORC representatives according to strict guidelines conf ormingto standard ASVAB procedures.Groups of 5 to 10 persons were tested at morethan 400 test sites that included hotels,community centers,and librariesthroughout the United States and abroad.  \nFor their participation,NLS res pondents were paid an honorariun of S50 forcanpleting the test to conpens ate them for their time and travel expeases.Additionally,the res pondents were sent their test results along with  \ninf ormation on how to interpret the results and how to use the ASVAB scores inhelping to make career choices.  \nThe ASVAB cons ists of a battery of 10 tests that meas ure knowledge and skillin the following areas:(1)general science,(2)arithmetic re asoning,  \nAttachment 106:  Prof iles continued  \n(3)word knowl edge,(4)paragraph comprehension,(5)numerical operations,(6)coding s peed,(7)auto and shop inf ormation,(8)mathematics knowledge,(9)mechanical comprehension,and(10)electronics inf ormation.The NLS tapescontain 33 Profiles variables,R(6147.)through R(6179.),which includeindividual number correct scores,scale scores,and st andard errors for eachof the 10 sections along with sampling weight,test disposition,and highs chool graduate status at Profiles testing.(Please note that the scalescores include both positive and negative values and that non-interviews havea value(-5)within the range of valid scores.)  \nMilitary Services uses ASVAB scores to determine eligibility and assignmentqualifications for specific military jobs for new enlistees.A1so,MilitaryServices sums the scores of four of the ASVAB subtest s cores--word knowledge,arithmetic re asoning,pargraph comprehension and 1/2 of the numeric  \noperations--to create the Armed Forces Qualification Test(AFQT).The AFQT isa general measure of trainability and a primary criteria of enlistmenteligibility for the Armed Forces.  \nIncluded in this attachment are the following:  \n(1)Technical notes on the ASVAB scale scores  \n(2)An annotated bibliography of Department of Def ense publications relatedto the Profile of Anerican youth  \n(3)The brochure that NORC sent to NLS res pondents providing inf ormationabout the Profiles study and their participation in it  \n(4)An example of the test score report and related brochures that theparticipating res pondents received af ter the tests were graded  \n# THE PROFILE OF AERICAN YOUTH\n\nASVA3 SCALE SCORES  \nTECHNICAL NOTE  \nThe public release tape of data from the National Longitudinal Surveyof Labor Force Behavior,","cbCaidGUwsueEHMY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidGUwsueEHMY","pdf",17882741,43,"English","# ATTACHMENT 106: PROFILES\n## Background and General Information\n## The Profile of American Youth\n## ASVAB Scale Scores - Technical Note\n## Part I: Data-Quality Analysis with Item Response Curve Models","[{\"question\":\"What do the technical notes explain about ASVAB scale scores?\",\"answer\":\"The technical note explains that scale scores and associated standard errors come from psychometric analyses using item response methods, and it discusses item-response curve models used for different subtests.\"}]","ATTACHMENT 106: PROFILES - Profiles of American Youth | PDF",108]