A Preliminary Attempt to Identify Officers with Scientific and Engineering Potential.
Abstract
As partof an overall attempt to identify young officers who are good prospects for research and development work, this study investigates predictors of ratings and grades achieved by student officers attending the Squadron Officer School. Predictors included American Council on Education examinations, Educational Test Service tests, 11 variables descriptive of educational background, and 9 scores derived from 3 experimental questionnaires. Criteria were a composite school grade and instructor ratings of officership, originality and creativeness, and logical reasoning. Multiple regression analyses revealed that prediction of all criteria except the logical reasoning rating were slightly improved by adding the self-report variables to the academic predictors. Relative merits of the various predictors are considered, both as predictors of the school criteria and as possible predictors of R&D proficiency criteria.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0280461