FPK60-S002-222995

3.1 OBJECTIVE 1: DOCUMENT SCORES, SCALES, NORMS, AND SCORE LINKING THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY AND STANDARDIZATION FOR TAPAS VERSION CONTROL. CURRENT ARMY TAPAS VERSIONS 9, 10, AND 11 ARE USED INTERCHANGEABLY. THERE ARE SMALL VARIATIONS IN FACETS INCLUDED BETWEEN VERSIONS. THE ARMY PRODUCES THREE COMPOSITES SCORES SCALED FOR COMPARABILITY ACROSS VERSIONS: CAN-DO, WILL-DO, AND ADAPTABILITY. THE AIR FORCE AND NAVY RELY ON FACET SCORES FROM ADDITIONAL VERSIONS OF TAPAS (E.G., NAVY USES A VERSION CALLED NAVAL AVIATION TRAIT FACET INVENTORY [NATFI]). THERE IS NO SINGLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCALING AND COMPARABILITY OF TAPAS VERSIONS, BUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FORMATION OF SCORES AND SCALES IS AVAILABLE IN NUMEROUS SOURCES. THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ACROSS VERSIONS IN A CENTRAL PLACE TO FULLY DOCUMENT SCORES, SCALES, NORMS, AND SCORE LINKING FOR THE TAPAS: A.DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION ON FACET SCALES AND COMPOSITES. I.A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TAPAS BEFORE MEPS VERSIONS, ALONG WITH REFERENCES. II.DOCUMENT VERSION ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULES (OPERATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL), INCLUDING SAMPLE SIZES AND CHARACTERISTICS. III.DOCUMENT REASONING FOR CHANGES BETWEEN VERSIONS (I.E., FACET OR ITEM CHANGES). IV.DOCUMENT ITEM DEVELOPMENT FOR EACH VERSION, INCLUDING THE ITEM WORDINGS FOR EACH VERSION. V.DOCUMENT THE CREATION OF ARMY TAPAS COMPOSITES: CAN-DO, WILL-DO, AND ADAPTABILITY, ACROSS VERSIONS (I.E., THE CRITERION-BASED WEIGHTS). B.DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION ON SCORING. I.DOCUMENT ITEM PARAMETERS FOR EACH ITEM ON EACH VERSION. II.DOCUMENT SINGLE STATEMENT DATA COLLECTION THAT WAS USED TO DETERMINE ITEM PARAMETERS. III.DOCUMENT SCORING PROCEDURES. C.DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION ON NORMING. I.CREATE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLES USED TO NORM EACH VERSION. II.DOCUMENT NORMING PROCEDURES. III.WHERE DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR DIFFERENT VERSIONS, INVESTIGATE IF THE NORMING STILL APPLIES OVER TIME WITH DIFFERENT SAMPLES. IV.WHERE THE DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR DIFFERENT VERSIONS, INVESTIGATE IF NORMING APPLIES ACROSS SERVICES OR IF NORMING SHOULD DIFFER FOR SERVICES. D.DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION ON EQUATING OF VERSIONS. I.DOCUMENT WHERE THE COMPOSITES SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT AND WHERE THE COMPOSITES SHOULD NOT BE EQUIVALENT, BECAUSE OF RECALIBRATION OF THE COMPOSITES. II.DOCUMENT WHERE SIMILAR FACETS ACROSS VERSIONS HAVE DIFFERENT ITEMS OR ARE PAIRED WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM OTHER FACETS. III.INVESTIGATE THE COMPARABILITY OF FACET AND COMPOSITE ESTIMATES ACROSS VERSIONS TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF CHANGES IN CONSTRUCT BY VE

Drasgow Consulting Group

$168,389.00

June 25, 2021

Urbana, Illinois 61802-7818 United States

DCS Corporation

Enhanced Airman Alignment

GS00Q14OADU707-FA865021F4104

ENHANCED AIRMEN ALIGNMENT

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) [DoD - USAF - AFMC]

Not Reported

R499 - Support- Professional: Other

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Alexandria, VA 22310 United States

None

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