AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VALIDITY OF THE GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION AND CERTAIN PERSONALITY OR INTEREST TESTS IN PREDICTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,

Abstract

Certain aptitude and personality tests were given to the 1964 Management Curriculum military officer students of the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School and the scores were correlated with the academic grades received during the first three terms. The results obtained confirm that the Graduate Record Examination is an excellent predictor of academic performance and indicate that neither the Structured Objective Rorschach Test or Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values are useful predictors of academic performance in the Management Curriculum. It is recommended that the Graduate Record Examination be administered to candidates for the Management Curriculum and that Selection Boards be advised of the results to assist in student selection for future classes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0480892

Entities

People

  • Richard N. Dreese
  • William M. Russell

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Curriculum
  • Personality
  • Psychological Tests
  • Students
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.