AFOQT Form O: Air Force Officer Aptitude Test Analysis, 1981-1985

Between September 1981 and September 1985, test responses from 3,000 officer applicants were analyzed to investigate the item characteristics and factor structure of Form O of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT). The analysis, conducted by Jacobina Skinner, applied True Score Theory and Item Response Theory to evaluate test difficulty, discrimination, reliability, speededness, and factor structure. The study identified five ability dimensions and provided recommendations for improving future test forms.

Use Cases

• Analyze test item difficulty and discrimination based on Item Response Theory metrics mentioned in the description
• Study the factor structure of aptitude composites based on the five identified ability dimensions
• Evaluate subtest homogeneity and internal consistency reliability for test development
• Investigate the speededness of test components to inform test design

Strengths

• Analysis based on a random sample of 3,000 test-takers
• Study period spans four years (September 1981 to September 1985)
• Employs multiple analytic techniques including True Score Theory and Item Response Theory
• Provides specific findings on 16 subtests, including difficulty, discrimination, and reliability

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1980s testing cohort and military context

Provenance

Source

Jacobina Skinner

Collection Method

Analysis of test responses from a random sample of officer applicants.

Time Range

September 1981 to September 1985