Correlation between the Officer Selection Battery and the ROTC Basic Camp Student Evaluation Report
Abstract
The report examines the correlation between the Officer Selection Battery (OSB) and the five individual areas of evaluation comprising the ROTC basic Camp Student Evaluation Report. Also examined is the extent to which performance on the OSB is moderated by the educational level of the ROTC recruit. The sample consisted of 3,669 ROTC candidates who were tested on the OSB during ROTC Basic Camp in 1983 and who had scores on the ROTC Basic Camp Student Evaluation Report. The correlation between OSB and the Cooperative School and College Ability Tests (SCAT) was .79 and provides evidence for the validity for the OSB as a measure of scholastic aptitude. However, the correlations between the OSB and the other four areas comprising the ROTC Basic Camp Student Evaluation Report ranged from .07 to .25. The correlation between the OSB and the Student Potential Index (SPI), a composite score based upon separate weightings of the five individual areas on the Student Evaluation Report, is directly related to the weighting OSB assumes in the computation of SPI. It is recommended that consideration be given to increasing the weight given the academic component of the Student Potential Index.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA178568
Entities
People
- Clessen J. Martin
- Lawrence M. Hanser
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences