More you didn't ask about the new ASTB-E:
APEX (Aviation Pilot Examination)
APEX 4 provides support to the Aviation Selection Test Battery (ASTB) that is used in the selection of Student Naval Aviators (SNAs) and Flight Officers (SNFOs).
APEX 4 consists of seven sections:
-Math Skills Test (MST);
-Reading Comprehension Test (RCT);
-Mechanical Comprehension (MCT);
-Aviation and Nautical Information Test (ANIT);
-the Performance Based Measure (PBM) battery and
-the Biographical Inventory with Response Verification (BI-RV).
The MST, RCT, MCT, ANIT and Naval Aviation Trait Facet Inventory (NATFI) are computer adaptive multiple choice tests.
The PBM is an interactive multimedia test that captures motor skills, spatial ability, reaction time, and multitasking.
Computer Adaptive Testing Capability: The ASTBE consists of five subtests: MST, RCT, MCT, ANIT, and
NATFI. These subtests will all consist of multiple choice questions. With the exception of NATFI, each adaptive test will consist of a minimum of 20 items and a maximum of 30 items from a test-specific item bank. Items administered will depend upon Examinee response patterns. The NATFI subtest is a forced choice, computer adaptive personality inventory featuring multidimensional pairings of personality traits and consists of 88 pairs of questions.
-Performance-Based Measures Capability: The PBM is an interactive, graphic-intensive performance-based
measure. Performance-based tests include: Dichotic Listening Test, Digit Cancellation Test, Multi-tracking Tasks, Vertical Tracking Task, Airplane Tracking Task, and Emergency Scenarios Task.
-BI-RV: The Biographical Inventory with Response Verification (BI-RV) as an un-proctored subtest outside of
the APEX environment, to be completed as a separate testing session from ASTB-E administration. The BI-RV
will be accessible from a password-protected URL external to the APEX system. The password (and URL) will be visible to Examiners upon logging into the APEX system. The BI-RV assesses background experiences only.
APEX (Aviation Pilot Examination)
APEX 4 provides support to the Aviation Selection Test Battery (ASTB) that is used in the selection of Student Naval Aviators (SNAs) and Flight Officers (SNFOs).
APEX 4 consists of seven sections:
-Math Skills Test (MST);
-Reading Comprehension Test (RCT);
-Mechanical Comprehension (MCT);
-Aviation and Nautical Information Test (ANIT);
-the Performance Based Measure (PBM) battery and
-the Biographical Inventory with Response Verification (BI-RV).
The MST, RCT, MCT, ANIT and Naval Aviation Trait Facet Inventory (NATFI) are computer adaptive multiple choice tests.
The PBM is an interactive multimedia test that captures motor skills, spatial ability, reaction time, and multitasking.
Computer Adaptive Testing Capability: The ASTBE consists of five subtests: MST, RCT, MCT, ANIT, and
NATFI. These subtests will all consist of multiple choice questions. With the exception of NATFI, each adaptive test will consist of a minimum of 20 items and a maximum of 30 items from a test-specific item bank. Items administered will depend upon Examinee response patterns. The NATFI subtest is a forced choice, computer adaptive personality inventory featuring multidimensional pairings of personality traits and consists of 88 pairs of questions.
-Performance-Based Measures Capability: The PBM is an interactive, graphic-intensive performance-based
measure. Performance-based tests include: Dichotic Listening Test, Digit Cancellation Test, Multi-tracking Tasks, Vertical Tracking Task, Airplane Tracking Task, and Emergency Scenarios Task.
-BI-RV: The Biographical Inventory with Response Verification (BI-RV) as an un-proctored subtest outside of
the APEX environment, to be completed as a separate testing session from ASTB-E administration. The BI-RV
will be accessible from a password-protected URL external to the APEX system. The password (and URL) will be visible to Examiners upon logging into the APEX system. The BI-RV assesses background experiences only.
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