THE MEASUREMENT OF NAVY CAREER MOTIVATION IN NROTC APPLICANTS.
Abstract
NROTC State Selection Committees are convened annually to select from applicants to the NROTC program those who are deemed most likely to become effective and career motivated naval officers. Statistical analyses of the selections made indicated the weight given to the variables in the applicants' records is not proportional to the actual validity of these variables, as revealed by follow-up research. The purpose of this report is to provide selection committees of the available research evidence concerning the validity of various predictors in identifying applicants disposed toward a naval career. During the past decade a number of research studies on the predictive validity of career motivation interviews, the Strong Vocational Interest Blank, background and sports information, as well as an analysis of earlier Selection Board actions, have been completed. Graphs and charts illustrating the relevant conclusions of previous studies are presented in conjunction with information on the selection decisions of the 1967 NROTC State Selection Committees. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0674851
Entities
People
- Idell Neumann
- Norman M. Abrahams
- William H. Githens
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center