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Show rJL A HILL TOP TIMES Friday, Novtwbtf 4, 1983 PiriAfD,II,D( each one to see if the person just scored low, took the wrong tests or revision, or mismarked the card. Personnel administered wrong tests are retested and given supplemental consideration but persons careless in marking their answer cards must live with their mistakes. each year for condition of the card, mandatory iden- By TSgt. Gary D. Oliverius Promotion and Testing Unit, CBPO "I know I did better on my promotion tests. Maybe I made a mistake on my WAPS answer v ; card!". Have you ever felt this way or heard someone make a comment of this nature? Perhaps a description of the procedures used to score the test will help to remove some of the "mystique" surrounding the WAPS answer card. Prior to the WAPS answer cards being mailed to the Air Force Military Personnel Center, each one is manually checked for neatness, omissions, and for except for tests answers. accuracy of all data The Test Management Section at AFMPC manually reviews each of the 450,000 cards they receive tification elements such as name and grade, and verify that the card is listed on the test roster. The cards are cleaned up by erasing smudges, bad erasures and stray marks. The cards are then put in a secured vault until they can be further edited by an electronic scanner. The scanner puts them through more validity checks and rejects cards that are not correct for reasons such as an incorrect test revision being .used. Each rejected card is researched, the problem corrected and the card reentered for scoring. Finally, just prior to the promotion release date, all cards are rescored using the most current answer key and the results used for the actual promotion With the proven accuracy of the WAPS answer card scoring procedures and the heavy demands placed on the Test Management Section, answer cards are not hand scored because someone says, "I know I did better," or because a promotion is missed by a few points. At the end of each test cycle the AFMPC runs a roster of all cards scoring less than 30 and verifies By TSgt. Gary D. Oliverius Promotion and Testing Unit, CBPO To aid you in the personal study aspect the Air Force prepares a list of study references from which each Specialty Knowledge Test and Promotion Fitness Exam are written. : This aid is AFP 39-- Weighted Airman Promotion System Study Reference List, published May 1 and Sept. can get you further AFMPC selects some cards randomly and has them hand scored in order to compare with the computer scoring. To date, the computer scoring has proved to be correct. score. - Right approach Just prior to the release of the final promotion list - 8, 1. Each WAPS monitor, the CBPO Promotion and Testing Unit and CBPO Customer Service, has a copy of this pamphlet. It is your responsibility to personally check it to en- - You must be able to know what's current and you should not accept anything less. Another aid is the Extension Course Institute Study sure you have the correct study reference material. Do not take someone else's word; look at it yourself and be sure you are checking the current edition. Paragraph 2 of AFP 3908 tells you what promotion cycles it covers, and Reference Material Index. The same people that maintain AFP this index. it is published twice yearly to ensure 39-- 8 have It is more specific than AFP 39-- currency. "We cannot overemphasize this personal involvement enough. 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