Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

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aptitude test standardized test

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a standardized multiple-aptitude test used by the U.S. military to assess applicants’ strengths and suitability for various military occupations.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
AFQT 1
ASVAB 1
Armed Forces Qualification Test 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aptitude test ⓘ
standardized test ⓘ
abbreviation Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ASVAB
acronym Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: AFQT
administeredBy Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
administeredIn Military Entrance Processing Station ⓘ
surface form: Military Entrance Processing Stations

high schools ⓘ
countryOfUse United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developedBy Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
firstIntroduced 1968 ⓘ
hasComponent Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Armed Forces Qualification Test
hasSubtest Arithmetic Reasoning ⓘ
Assembling Objects ⓘ
Auto and Shop Information ⓘ
Electronics Information ⓘ
General Science ⓘ
Mathematics Knowledge ⓘ
Mechanical Comprehension ⓘ
Paragraph Comprehension ⓘ
Word Knowledge ⓘ
language English ⓘ
measures mathematics skills ⓘ
science knowledge ⓘ
spatial skills ⓘ
technical skills ⓘ
verbal skills ⓘ
offeredAs computer-adaptive test ⓘ
paper-and-pencil test ⓘ
primaryPurpose assess eligibility for U.S. military enlistment ⓘ
publisher Department of Defense ⓘ
relatedProgram Career Exploration Program ⓘ
requires proctored testing environment ⓘ
revised 1976 ⓘ
2002 ⓘ
scoreUsedFor military enlistment eligibility ⓘ
military job classification ⓘ
qualification for enlistment bonuses ⓘ
secondaryPurpose assist with career exploration ⓘ
determine qualification for specific military occupations ⓘ
targetPopulation high school students ⓘ
military applicants ⓘ
testFormat multiple-choice ⓘ
testType multiple-aptitude battery ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ

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Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery → abbreviation → Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ASVAB
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery → acronym → Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: AFQT
Military Entrance Processing Station → administers → Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ⓘ
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery → hasComponent → Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces Qualification Test