Prediction of Graduation from Academic Remedial Training,

Abstract

Since the establishment of the Academic Remedial Training Division in 1967 at Naval Training Center, San Diego, 1518 recruits have been assigned to the program after having failed the initial academic test during the third week of training. Biographical variables, aptitude scores, a personal history questionnaire, (RTS), initial reading level, and odds for effectiveness scores were related to the criterion of completing ART of not graduating from the school. For the validation sample, the five variables of total RTS, initial reading level, ARI, age, and responding that one does not think he is mentally ill were found to be predictive of ART graduation (R=.384). The most powerful predictor of graduation was RTS. Initial and final reading levels were significantly lower for non-graduates than for graduates. In comparing recruit characteristics from 1967 to 1972 it was found that changes in selection have occurred.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA038373

Entities

People

  • Anne L. Hoiberg
  • C. J. Hysham
  • N. H. Berry

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • California
  • Computer Programs
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Great Lakes
  • Military Education
  • Military Training
  • Naval Training
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychological Tests
  • Recruits
  • Regression Analysis
  • Second World War
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • STEM Education