COMPARISON OF RESULTS OBTAINED ON THE EXPERIMENTAL FORM OF THE OFFICER MECHANICAL APTITUDE TEST, FORM X-1 (NAVPERS-16640) WITH (1) RESULTS ON THE OFFICER QUALIFICATION TEST, FORM 3, (NAVPERS-16563) AND (2) GRADES IN SUBMARINE SCHOOL

Abstract

Means and standard deviations of test scores are reported for a population of commissioned candidates for submarine school. Correlation coefficients showing the relationship of the scores to each other and to submarine school grades are presented. It is noted that of the various sections of these tests, those on arithmetic reasoning and mechanical comprehension yield the largest coefficients. The population on which the report is based is a somewhat selected sample of junior commissioned officers. The study was undertaken in order to determine the interrelationship of certain selection devices and the success of those devices in predicting grades in submarine school. The choice of tests was governed by previous decisions on the proposed content of the Officer Classification Test; both scales discussed are incorporated in modified form in this new instrument.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 1944
Accession Number
AD0622215

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  • N. R. Bartlett

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arithmetic
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Comprehension
  • Data Science
  • Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Psychological Tests
  • Qualifications
  • Reasoning
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Submarine Bases
  • Submarines
  • Training
  • Training Devices

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