Development and Validation of an Enhanced NROTC Selection System
Abstract
The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) selection system, in use since 1987, has been helpful in predicting college grade point average, naval aptitude grades, and naval science grades. In recent years, the Navy's desire to increase the number of individuals graduating with engineering or science degrees has made revision to the current selection composite necessary. Development of the new composite entailed the evaluation of alternative predictor composites and the addition of a new criterion (i.e., an individual's final major). While these composites were designed to improve prediction of all criteria, there was particular emphasis on predicting technical major. Multiple regression was used to optimally weight academic ability, high school performance, vocational interest, engineering/science interests, background characteristics, and personal attributes. The revised composite contained all the predictors except for the engineering/science scale. A separate expectancy table was developed for evaluating an individual's engineering/science score. The new selection composite increased the ability to predict technical major over that of the current selection composite without decreasing the ability to predict the remaining three criteria.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA241280
Entities
People
- Norman M. Abrahams
- Regina L. Burch