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Type: Masters Research thesis × Start date: 1972 × End date: 1979 ×

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    The general aptitude test battery: an Australian empirical study
    Howe, Maurice Arthur ( 1972)
    The General Aptitude Test Battery developed by the US Department of Labor in the 1940's is probably the most widely used multifactor aptitude test battery in the world. Not only is it a technically well constructed instrument, extensively used in the United States and other countries but its use has been accompanied by a large, ongoing programme of occupational validation studies which has enhanced its value to the psychologist or personnel officer engaged in employee selection or vocational guidance. In this study, conducted in 1971, a slightly modified version of the GATB was administered to two samples drawn from all Australian States. One of the samples consisted of 1355 National Servicemen tested during basic Army training and the other of 1562 students from the top four grades of Australian secondary schools. Performance of the samples is examined and compared with that of similar samples in the United States and Canada. In addition to overall performance the study deals with validity, item analysis, reliability and the general applicability of US norms for Australian purposes.