Refinement of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship Selection Composite
Abstract
The main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the Quality Index (QI), a weighted predictor composite intended to predict performance in the Navy ROTC program. The QI utilizes high school rank, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores a Navy officer interview rating, and Strong Campbell Inventory (SCII)/Background Questionnaire (BQ) keys to predict NROTC student performance. In previous research (Mattson, Neumann, & Abrahams, 1987), a linear composite of these five predictors was found to correlate to a useful degree with school performance as measured by grade point average (GPA), naval science grades (NSG) , and ratings of aptitude for performing as a Navy officer (APT). The present study examined the original QI, developed on the 1979 and 1980 entering classes, and other composites of the five predictors on samples of NROTC students from the 1982 and 1985 classes. Results suggested that the QI's validity holds up quite well across the samples, with cross validities corrected for restriction- in-range reaching .30-.35 for some for the performance criteria. A second major research activity involved attempting to enhance the effectiveness of individual predictor components of the QI. (KR)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA216568
Entities
People
- Cynthia K. Owens-kurtz
- J. D. Mattson
- Kathleen A. Gialluca
- Norman M. Abrahams
- Walter C. Borman