ASVAB

ASVAB

• This optional assessment is offered to ACHS students several times throughout the school year.  See your counselor to register.
• The ASVAB is the most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery in the world.
• The ASVAB was originally designed to predict future academic and occupational success in military occupations.
• Since its introduction in 1968, the ASVAB has been the subject of extensive research.
• Numerous validation studied indicate the ASVAB assesses academic ability and predicts success in a wide variety of occupations.
• Several composite scores are formed from different combinations of ASVAB test scores. 
• Three composites, or Career Exploration Scores, are provided specifically to help students engage in career exploration. 
• These scores help students to get a good sense of their verbal, math, and science and technical skills compared to other students in the same grade. 
• ASVAB results are reported to students and counselors on the ASVAB Summary Results sheet. 
• This report shows grade-specific, gender-specific, and combined standard scores and score bands for all eight tests and three Career Exploration scores.  
• It also provides students with percentile-based interpretations of those scores.
• The ASVAB Summary Results sheet provides students with appropriate explanations of the scores, as well as suggestions for their use.