AN INVESTIGATION OF THE BILLET QUALIFICATIONS BLANK (NAVPERS-16418) FOR ITS SUITABILITY WITH COMBAT-EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES FOR SUBMARINE TRAINING

Abstract

Distributions of scores for a combat-experienced population of candidates for submarine duty are presented for the several sections of the Billet Qualifications Blank (Navpers 16418) and of the two sections of the Enlisted Personnel Inventory (Navpers 16845). Scattergrams for sections of the Billet Qualifications Blank with Part I of the Personal Inventory and with the Navy General Classification test are tabulated for this population. Data on the success of the two personality tests in predicting certain criterion examination classifications of combat-experienced submarine candidates are presented. The tables are intended as supplements to similar research on recruit populations. It is evident that both the Personal Inventory and the Billet Qualifications Blank tap something relevant in the criterion classifications. However, the population reported is too small to warrant any extensive conclusions on the relative significance of the two instruments. The combination of the two personality tests certainly is related to failure in examinations for submarine training. This fact warrants the assumption that personality tests can be utilized to good effect with combat-experienced populations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 14, 1946
Accession Number
AD0663514

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  • N. R. Bartlett

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Human Behavior
  • Inventory
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Personality
  • Psychological Tests
  • Qualifications
  • Standards
  • Submarine Bases
  • Submarines
  • Test Methods
  • Training

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Regression Analysis.