Is WOMBAT a test battery?
WOMBAT is not a test battery. It is unlike any of the more traditional tests presently offered to operators. However, it is a logical development from conventional aptitude batteries that sample several so-called basic abilities individually. Instead, WOMBAT is designed as a complex operational environment that presents multiple sources of information and multiple response alternatives to which attention must be allocated efficiently. WOMBAT incorporates several tasks that emphasize complex neuropsychological functions. During administration of the test, the candidate is not told which task to perform or in what order to perform them. Instead, the candidate must monitor all information sources vigilantly, exercise good judgment to determine the current priority of each task in a timely manner, and give primary attention to whatever task has the highest momentary urgency in the ever-changing, automatically adaptive scenario.
