Practical Recommendations for Trait-Level Estimation in the Navy Computer Adaptive Personality Scales (NCAPS)

Abstract

This report provides an analysis of Sailor Data obtained using the Navy Computer Adaptive Personality Scales (NCAPS), a tool intended to enhance selection and classification procedures by increasing commitment and performance, and reducing attrition. Analyses in the present report compared (a) existing complex item-scoring methods based on item response methods (IRT) to (b) two simpler scoring methods, one awarding points based on the expert rating of the endorsed item, the other giving one point for endorsing the item in the pair presented that reflects more of the given trait and zero points otherwise. Results indicated that simpler methods were relatively distinct from one another, and together, they predicted the vast majority of the variance in the more complex scoring method. Limitations and implications of these findings are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA539135

Entities

People

  • Frederick L. Oswald

Organizations

  • Rice University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Dominance Models
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instructors
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Naval Personnel
  • Personnel Selection
  • Psychological Tests
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Students
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.