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Assuming that this has remained unchanged from 1968

http://www.unl.edu/afrotc/assets/worddoc/AFOQT_faq.doc

1. What does the AFOQT test measure and how many parts are there?

Answer: The AFOQT measures aptitudes used to select candidates for officer commissioning programs and specific commissioned officer training programs. The test has 16 subtests. Subtest scores are combined to generate one or more of the five composite scores used to help predict success in certain types of Air Force training programs. The 16 subtests are:

Verbal Analogies
Arithmetic Reasoning
Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation
Word Knowledge
Math Knowledge
Mechanical Comprehension
Electrical Maze
Scale Reading
Instrument Comprehension
Block Counting
Table Reading
Aviation Information
Rotated Blocks
General Science
Hidden Figures

2. How are scores determined?

Answer: The scores are reported in five composite areas:

Pilot
Navigator
Academic Aptitude
Verbal
Quantitative

These are the only scores which are reported. AFPC/DPPPWE does not combine or total the five composite areas. Each of the five composite areas is reported independently with a percentile score for each composite. Each composite score is determined using a combination of some of the 16 subtests:

The Pilot score is determined by the number of questions answered correctly on the following subtests:

Verbal Analogies
Mechanical Comprehension
Electrical Maze
Scale Reading
Instrument Comprehension
Block Counting
Table Reading
Aviation Information

The Navigator score is determined by the number of questions answered correctly on the following subtests:

Arithmetic Reasoning
Data Interpretation
Math Knowledge
Mechanical Comprehension
Electrical Maze
Scale Reading
Block Counting
Table Reading
Rotated Blocks
General Science
Hidden Figures

The Academic Aptitude score is determined by the number of questions answered correctly on the following subtests:

Verbal Analogies
Arithmetic Reasoning
Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation
Word Knowledge
Math Knowledge

The Verbal score is determined by the number of questions answered correctly on the following subtests:

Verbal Analogies
Reading Comprehension
Word Knowledge

The Quantitative score is determined by the number of questions answered correctly on the following subtests:

Arithmetic Reasoning
Data Interpretation
Math Knowledge

3. What is a percentile score and what does it mean?

Answer: A percentile score indicates how an individual’s test performance compares to a normative reference group. A normative reference group consists of a group of examinees with demographic and aptitude characteristics representative of those who are taking the test. The number of test questions answered correctly by an examinee is compared to the scores of those in the normative reference group and the results are reported on a 1 to 99 scale. For example, an individual with a percentile score of 50 has a score equal to or better than 50% of those in the normative reference group, an individual with a percentile score of 75 has a score equal to or better than 75% of those in the normative reference group, etc. Research studies have shown that scores are predictive of performance in commissioning programs and specialized training programs such as pilot and navigator training. Selection boards then use these scores in combination with other factors to determine who will be selected.