The Development of Discriminators for Predicting Success in Armor Crew Positions
Abstract
The primary objectives of this study were: development of intermediate criteria for assessment of armor crewman performance; exploration of the statistical relationships among criterion performances; and exploration of pool of potential armor crewman performance predictors. The primary importance of the present study lies in its identification of the statistical independence of driving, loading, and firing performances among the Armor AIT trainees sampled. The lack of any significant correlation between criterion performances indicates that although some individuals may have consistently performed well or poorly in all three criterion areas (i.e., in driving, loading, and firing), the majority of individuals sampled performed best in one area. Proceeding on the assumption that individual differences in driving, loading, and in firing are the result of individual differences in the abilities necessary to perform these tasks, the remainder of the study sought to determine (a) if these 'abilities' could be identified, and (b) if prediction of performances in each criterion area could be made on the basis of these abilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA077944
Entities
People
- Robert B. Greenstein
- Ronald G. Hughes
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences