The Aviation Psychology Program in the Army Air Forces: Report No. 1

Flanagan, John C.

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“…Results indicated that a bifactor model with a general intelligence factor and five content-specific factors fit the best. The measurement equivalence of the AFOQT across gender and racial/ethnic groups was also supported.The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) is the latest in a line of aptitude and achievement tests that traces its beginnings to the World War II Army Aviation Psychology Program (AAPP; Davis, 1947;Flanagan, 1948). Beginning in the early 1940s, many graduate students were offered commissions 1 to serve in the MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY, 22:68-85, 2010 …”

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Factor Structure of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test Form S: Analysis and Comparison with Previous Forms

Drasgow

Nye

Carretta

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Military Psychology

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Due to its importance for assignment and classification in the U.S. Air Force, the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) has received a substantial amount of research. Recently, the AFOQT was revised to reduce administrative burden and test-taker fatigue. However, the new version, the AFOQT Form S, was implemented without explicitly examining the latent structure of the exam. The current study examined the factor structure of Form S as well as its measurement equivalence across race-and sex-based groups. Results indicated that a bifactor model with a general intelligence factor and five content-specific factors fit the best. The measurement equivalence of the AFOQT across gender and racial/ethnic groups was also supported.The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) is the latest in a line of aptitude and achievement tests that traces its beginnings to the World War II Army Aviation Psychology Program (AAPP; Davis, 1947;Flanagan, 1948). Beginning in the early 1940s, many graduate students were offered commissions 1 to serve in the MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY, 22:68-85, 2010

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Factor Structure of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test Form S: Analysis and Comparison with Previous Forms

Drasgow

Nye

Carretta

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Military Psychology

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“…Guilford went on to change the selection criteria such that creativity was rewarded as a desired human attribute. Creativity, or the ability to think out of the box, was established as a criterion for survivability (British Broadcasting Corporation, 2013 (Comrey, 1992;Flanagan, 1948).…”

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On Creativity: A Case Study of Military Innovation

Eriksen¹

2015

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington My aim is to present a view on how military creativity and innovation occur, a view that draws on four lines of creativity research. This thesis explores whether factors found to influence creativity in this wide field of research can help explain military innovation. Although creativity research has roots in the military, it currently follows a different path than military innovation studies. While the creativity research drinks from a well of knowledge shared by the fields of psychology, neuroscience, organizational behavior, education, management, and so forth, the authors of military innovation studies develop concepts and theories in relative isolation. The thesis uses a descriptive case study approach, and formulates a theoretical framework to describe the conditions that set the stage for creativity and innovation onboard the USS Nimitz.Guided by the framework, this case study shows that there are strong forces in the Navy resisting change and defending the status quo. Still, it is possible to outmaneuver the hierarchy and bring ideas and suggestions straight to the commanding officer's attention. Faced with a rigid, conservative culture, USS Nimitz managed to create a climate of intrinsic motivation where individuals believed their ideas could make a difference and acted on those beliefs. SUBJECT TERMS

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“…McFarland (9k8j indicated th, t these efforts were useful with regard to predicting preliminary training success but were net productive in t. e prediction of advanced operational training and combat proficiency. Flannigan (44) indicated that attempts to correlate the tests with other criteria such as promotions, awards, and combat duty effectiveness, were unsuccessful. Sheeley (126) suggests that perhaps the major acc~ii.plishment of the joint Air Force/Navy effort was the incorporation of an Air Force paper-and-pencil spatial test into the Navy Selection Test Battery.…”

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Aviator Selection 1919-1977.

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1977

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The Aviation Psychology Program in the Army Air Forces: Report No. 1

Cited by 30 publications

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Factor Structure of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test Form S: Analysis and Comparison with Previous Forms

Factor Structure of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test Form S: Analysis and Comparison with Previous Forms

On Creativity: A Case Study of Military Innovation

Aviator Selection 1919-1977.

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