Validity and factor analyses of naval air training predictor and criterion measurers

Abstract

"The most substantial relationships existed between tests of academic aptitude and grades in the pre-flight phase of training. Tests of spatial and perceptual abilities correlated highest with final basic and advanced flight grades. Four significant factors derived by factor analysis were: perceptual, academic potential, comprehension of relationships, and applied spatial relations [these factors, however, accounted for only 51 percent of the total variance]. Although the inclusion of criterion variables did not reveal any new factors, it did aid considerably in defining those factors found." 15 references. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)