RAND: Carra S. Sims 2013-04-22T14:31:35Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/sims_carra_s.html The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test: Validity, Fairness, and Bias http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR744.html 2010-05-10T16:28:00Z 2010-05-10T16:28:00Z Reports the results of an examination of the worth and validity of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test. Reducing Attrition in Selected Air Force Training Pipelines http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR955.html 2012-02-02T09:30:00Z 2012-02-02T09:30:00Z The Air Force has a continuing interest in reducing high attrition and training-block failure (washback) rates, as both increase training and recruiting costs. This report describes research into these issues for nine career fields. The Air Force Should Continue to Use the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test for Officer Selection http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9480.html 2010-05-10T16:28:00Z 2010-05-10T16:28:00Z The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test is valid and useful and should not be replaced, although other tests could be used to complement it. Developing U.S. Army Officers' Capabilities for Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Environments http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9631.html 2011-12-06T10:00:00Z 2011-12-06T10:00:00Z Identifies and describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable Army officers to succeed in joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational contexts. Developing U.S. Army Officers' Capabilities for Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Environments http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG990.html 2011-02-10T09:15:00Z 2011-02-10T09:15:00Z Identifies and describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable Army officers to succeed in joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational contexts. Cross-Cultural Skills for Deployed Air Force Personnel: Defining Cross-Cultural Performance http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG811.html 2009-04-16T10:48:00Z 2009-04-16T10:48:00Z Created a framework of 14 categories of cross-cultural performance, developed a survey to confirm the importance of the categories, and analyzed the results to clarify what cross-cultural training should enable Air Force personnel to do. Military Caregivers http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR244.html 2013-03-07T09:00:00Z 2013-03-07T09:00:00Z RAND and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation lay the groundwork to inform policy and program development relative to the needs of military caregivers that often differ from the needs of the general caregiving population. The Use of Standardized Scores in Officer Career Management and Selection http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR952.html 2012-03-08T08:15:00Z 2012-03-08T08:15:00Z This report reviews how standardized tests are used as part of a broader selection system for each of the services at different points in an officer's career and discusses key issues that should be considered when using such tests.