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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464605003321

Autore

Irvine S. H.

Titolo

Computerised test generation for cross-national military recruitment : a handbook / / by Sidney H. Irvine ; foreword, Isaac I. Bejar & Robert J. Mislevy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Fairfax, Virginia : , : IOS Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-61499-363-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (480 p.)

Disciplina

016.35522

Soggetti

Recruiting and enlistment

Occupational aptitude tests

Soldiers - Rating of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword, I.I. Bejar and R.J. Mislevy""; ""Preface and Acknowledgements""; ""Part 1: Five Lessons for a Generation of Tests""; ""CHAPTER 1: Macdonald's Askaris: Five Lessons for BARB""; ""CHAPTER 2: Lessons 1 and 2: Culture Contexts and Test Instructions""; ""CHAPTER 3: Lesson 3: What Tests to Choose: Evidence-Centred Sources""; ""CHAPTER 4: Learning Lesson 3: Testing Tests in the Laboratory""; ""CHAPTER 5: Lesson 4: Scoring with Automatic Item Generation""; ""Part 2: BARB: The British Army Recruit Battery""; ""Introduction to CHAPTER 6 by J. Anderson""

""CHAPTER 6: BARB: From Paper and Pencil Analogues to Prototypes""""CHAPTER 7: Lesson 5: BARB Validations Using Military Criteria""; ""Introduction to CHAPTER 8 by P. Cawkill""; ""CHAPTER 8: On Board with the Royal Navy""; ""CHAPTER 9: Gunnery and Electronics: Learning to Know How""; ""Part 3: The Second Generation""; ""Introduction to CHAPTER 10 by P.C. Kyllonen""; ""CHAPTER 10: From Plymouth to the USA: Another Generation""; ""CHAPTER 11: USA: the Computer-Delivered `Second'  Phase""; ""Introduction to CHAPTER 12 by J. Wulf with T. Kutschke""



""CHAPTER 12: Psychometric Counsel from Europe, with a commentary by F.J. Lescreve on `Belgium: The Operational Campaign'""""CHAPTER 13: The Politics of Psychometrics: Diversity or Adversity?""; ""Part 4: The Shape of Things to Come""; ""Introduction to CHAPTER 14 by M.D. Matthews""; ""CHAPTER 14: The Attributes of Attrition: a Thankless Quest?""; ""CHAPTER 15: Attrition Screens: Convention, Practice, Theory""; ""CHAPTER 16: The Psychometrics of Recruitment and Attrition""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""References and Bibliography""; ""Subject Index""; ""Abbreviations""

Sommario/riassunto

"'Computerised Test Generation for Cross-National Military Recruitment' by Prof. Sidney H. Irvine is a handbook for use in occupational psychology, test construction and psychometrics. The book describes the development of the British Army Recruitment Battery (BARB) by Prof. Irvine and his colleagues at the University of Plymouth. BARB is a computer-administered selection battery that is still in use to this day and is capable of developing new parallel tests for every candidate in the recruitment process. In telling the story, Sidney Irvine describes not only the development of the battery it

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791911503321

Titolo

Advanced structural and functional materials for protection : selected, peer reviewed papers from the Symposium T on Advanced Structural and Functional Materials for Protection, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT2011), International Convention & Exhibition Centre June 26 - July 1, 2011, Singapore / / edited by Ma Jan and Santhiagu Ezhilvalavan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durnten-Zurich, Switzerland : , : Trans Tech Publications, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

3-03813-698-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Collana

Solid State Phenomena, , 1662-9787 ; ; Volumes 185

Altri autori (Persone)

JanMa

EzhilvalavanSanthiagu

Disciplina

623.38

Soggetti

Smart materials

Textile fabrics - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Advanced Structural and Functional Materials for Protection, ICMAT 2011; Preface; Table of Contents; ZnO Nanostructures for Sensor Applications; Wave Scattering Phenomena for Health Monitoring of Hard-to-Inspect Defects ; Thermoelectric Properties of N-Type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 and P-Type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 Films for Micro-Cooler Applications; Atomic Layer Deposition of Thin Inorganic Coatings onto Renewable Packaging Materials; Corrosion Resistance of Pulse-Electroplated Ni-W Alloys; Development of Piezoelectric Diaphragm Pump

Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Portland Cement Composites for Smoke DetectionImproved Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Niti/TiOx/PZT/TiOx Thin Film Heterostructures; Investigation of Trapped Charges-Induced Stain Formation on RF-PECVD Diamond-Like Carbon Films; Athermal Martensites, Temperature-Time-Transformation Diagrams and Thermal Hysteresis: Monte Carlo Simulations of Strain Pseudospins; Developing Woven Enhanced Silk Fabric for Ballistic Protection; Effect of In Doping on Thermoelectric and Magnetoresistive Properties of ZnO Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

Fabrication and Spectroscopic Properties of Transparent Yb:YAG Laser CeramicsOn the Design of Bi-Layer Armor Materials; Fabrication and Properties of High Quality Transparent Ho:YAG Ceramics; Fabrication and Upconversion Luminescence of Highly Transparent Er:YAG Ceramics; Electro-Optic Properties of (100)-Oriented (Pb,La(Zr,Ti)O3 Thin Film; Novel Piezoelectric Tactile Sensor Materials with Improved Properties; ZnO Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for the Enhanced Detection of DMMP; Study on the Growth and Corrosion Resistance of Manganese Phosphate Coatings on 25Cr2Ni4WA Alloy Steel

Investigating the Thermoelectric and Structural Properties of Bismuth Telluride Thin Films for Harvesting Energy from Waste HeatMechanical Properties of AlCrTiSiN Coatings Developed by Cathodic Arc for Protection Applications; Evolution of Microstructures on GTA Welded AISI304 Subjected to Hot Corrosion at 700°C under Na2SO4 + V2O5 (60%); Assessment of Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of GTA Welded Monel 400 Plates Exposed to Air Oxidation at 700°C

Enhancing the Char Resistant of Expandable Graphite Based Intumescent Fire Retardant Coatings by Using Multi-Wall Carbon Nano Tubes for Structural SteelEffect of Sputtering Process Parameters on the Thermoelectric Properties of P and N-Type Bi2Te3 Films; Damage Monitoring in Realistic Structures Using Lamb Waves; Effects of Sintering Temperature and Cooling Rate on Mechanical Properties of Powder Injection Molded 316L Stainless Steel; Developing New Sol-Gel Surface Treatments Formulation for Bonded Repair of Aircraft

Green Inhibitors: Anti Corrosive Propensity of Garcinia mangostana for Aluminum 1100

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of 37 papers describes materials for protecting civilians and soldiers against vehicle collision, blast-damage, fragmentation and unconventional attack. They also treat multi-functional materials for enhancing civilian and soldier performance under extreme conditions. The detailed topics include the atomic-layer deposition of thin inorganic coatings into renewable packaging materials, the development of woven enhanced silk fabric for ballistic protection, novel piezo-electric tactile sensor materials having improved properties, enhancement of the char resistance of expandable g