Interaction between Psychological Tests and Curricula in the Marine Hull Repairman Course
Abstract
The results of recent research on Army courses showed that general aptitude, as measured by tests of arithmetic reasoning and verbal ability, has high validity in predicting success in virtually all types of Army training. The presence of this general predictor suggested that the traditional course placed a high demand on the ability to work with concepts. With the reduced level of abstraction in the revised courses, there may be less need for general learning ability, and more need for specific job-related abilities that could reflect a different pattern of aptitudes for success. An ongoing study conducted by BESRL's Differential Classification Work Unit is aimed at gathering evidence about differences in validity patterns of Army classification tests and some experimental tests for courses of the two types--traditional and revised.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- ADA079347
Entities
People
- Roger L. Williamson
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory