Differential performance of fleet and recruit personnel in torpedoman's mates school

Abstract

A study was made of whether or not separate selection prediction formulas should be utilized for applicants from different sources. For 276 Torpedoman's mates school students, 95 of whom had been selected from the fleet, and 181 from recruit training centers, school performance as measured by course grades was better for the fleet selectees, when scores on the Navy's Basic Battery were taken into account. "This difference in background definitely influenced the relationships between test scores and performance in the school and to such a degree that separate selection procedures for the two groups appear advisable." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)