Validity of the GRIP and ASVAB Test Batteries for Job Performance of Sonar Technician (Surface) Personnel

Abstract

The validity of several aptitude tests predicting the job performance of Navy Sonar Technicians (N = 138) was determined. The tests were the Armed Services Vocational Battery (ASVAB) and a set of six new computerized tests. The results indicate that while the ASVAB predicted Sonar Technician performance, better predictions were obtained when the ASVAB scores were supplemented by the Digit Span score from the computerized battery. Follow-on research with Digit Span, both to improve the test and to verify its relationship to job performance is recommended. Keywords: ASVAB, Sonar technicians, Computerized testing, Personnel selection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226523

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Cory

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Psychological Tests
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Target Detection
  • Technicians
  • Towed Arrays

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