Predicting the Academic Performance of Navy Hospital Corpsmen

Abstract

The study served as a pilot investigation of the validity of cognitive and non-cognitive variables for predicting academic achievement among Navy Hospital Corps School students. For a sample of 126 corpsmen, who were considered to be representative of 2500 students attending Corps School, San Diego, between June and December 1966, three variables were identified as being uniquely predictive of academic performance. Age, level of civilian education, and General Classification Test score were found to yield a multiple correlation of .65 with the criterion. This validity represents a substantial improvement over the current selection standard which utilizes only cognitive measures of ability. Scores on the Cornell Medical Index and MMPI were not significantly related to course average.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0667466

Entities

People

  • Jo A. Pollard
  • John A. Plag
  • Laverne C. Johnson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Attrition
  • Classification
  • Data Analysis
  • Digital Computers
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Mental Health
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Students

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine