Development of Improved Selection Procedures for the Naval Preparatory School. I. Initial Validation,

Abstract

This is the first in a series of studies to assess and improve current procedures for selecting U.S. Naval Preparatory School (NPS) applicants. The average 82% attrition rate between NPS matriculation and graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) represents an estimated annual loss to the Navy of between one and three million dollars. NPS Final Grade Average (FGA) and USNA Selection vs. Rejection (S/R) were the two criteria employed. Operational predictors consisted of five measures of previous academic achievement and the SCAT. Experimental predictors consisted of the SAT and two CEEB achievement tests. After correction for direct or incidental restriction in range occasioned by univariate selection on the Current NPS Selection Composite (where necessary), correlational and multiple regression analyses were performed in an unrestricted sample of NPS applicants (N=246). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0866782

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People

  • L. Harold Sharp
  • William A. Sands

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Achievement Tests
  • Attrition
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Science
  • Information Science
  • Losses
  • Regression Analysis
  • Rejection
  • Schools
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Validation

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