Notes on the validity of the Grove Modification of the Kent-Shakow Industrial Formboard Series

Abstract

For a group of 46 graduates of a Navy Diesel Engine School, the following correlations with final grades were obtained: Navy Mechanical Aptitude Test score, .53; Navy GCT, .18; Modified Formboard Series, .47. When the Modified Formboard Series were correlated with other tests of mechanical ability, coefficients ranged from .49 to .63. Coefficients when the Modified Formboard was correlated with general intelligence and scholastic aptitude tests ranged from .18 to .33. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)