Aptitude Area Scores as Predictors of Time Served in Army Occupations.
Abstract
The study explored the feasibility of predicting the amount of time a man will serve in an Army occupation by using the scores of the Army aptitude area test composites. Since the amount of time a man spends in an occupation can be considered a supplementary criterion of successful performance in the occupation, prediction of time-in-occupation offers some additional evidence of the validity of the aptitude areas for on-the-job performance. The study sought to test the hypothesis that the correlation between aptitude area scores and time in each occupation was significantly greater than zero. Results indicate that aptitude area scores can significantly predict time-in-occupation, both before classification (for the total group), and after classification (within homogeneous occupational groups). The results also indicate that differential prediction of the time-in-occupation criterion is likely to be quite high, since the range of obtained validity coefficients was .42 to -.53 for the total group of 710 cases. Even more significant results might be obtained if the Army Classification Battery scores were to be studied independently as predictors of tenure rather than in the operational composites based on relationship to training and job performance. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- ADA079216
Entities
People
- Warren R. Graham