Defense Department updates ASVAB norms.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 February 2004-US DOD: Defense Department updates ASVAB norms(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02062004 The Department of Defense announced today that new norms for the enlistment test, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), will be implemented this summer.

The ASVAB is a multiple aptitude test battery originally designed to predict training and job performance in military occupations. Since its introduction in 1948, the enlistment test norms have been updated three times. The updated ASVAB will reflect more current norms based on the 1997 Profile of American Youth, a national probability sample of 18 to 23 year olds in 1997. Implementation of these norms will allow DoD to compare the cognitive ability levels of today's...