Ratings of Decision-Making Attributes In a Junior Leader Course

Abstract

Cadre and students provided ratings of decision-making attributes during two junior leader courses. Results showed that cadre ratings of students' attributes improved over time, whereas student self-ratings did not show improvements. initial student ratings tended to be inflated. Cadre ratings were more conservative than student ratings regardless of rating time. Research on naturalistic decision-making and self-appraisal were considered for the purposes of interpreting and explaining discrepancies across rating sources. it was suggested that discrepancies arose because of differences in raters' experience, knowledge, and because of inconsistent or ambiguous performance comparison standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408031

Entities

People

  • Scott A. Beal

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Army Personnel
  • Cognition
  • Judgment
  • Military Research
  • Military Tactics
  • Military Training
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Situational Awareness
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design