Evaluator Bias in the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation System (MCCRES) Its Identification and Control.

Abstract

The Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation System (MCCRES) was designed to provide timely and accurate information concerning the ability of active and reserve forces to carry out assigned combat missions. To provide this information, units are subjected to simulated combat problems and their performance is obs erved by expert evaluators from within the Marine Corps. Though these evaluators are considered experts in their fields, they may inject bias into their evaluations causing an inaccurate combat readiness rating for the unit observed. Analysis of the MCCRES reveals three main areas where evaluator bias may appear; senior evaluator influence, other evaluator bias and interpretation of the mission performance standards used to conduct the evaluation. To alleviate these problems, three actions are explored; evaluator training, evaluator testing and quantification of the mission performance standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA132200

Entities

People

  • George M. Wheeler

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Contamination
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Systems Analysis
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.