A test battery for identifying potentially successful Naval electrical trainees

Abstract

Approximately 600 Naval electrical trainees were tested prior to the start of 15 weeks of training. The tests administered included five tests regularly administered at the basic training station and three additional tests (F, G, and H) administered at Purdue. (The names of all tests are withheld by request of the Navy.) All test scores were correlated with grade point averages (GPA's) earned during the training period, and the Wherry-Doolittle technique was used to select the best combination of tests. The tests with greatest predictive value were found to be Test G (ability to read simple measurements and solve simple arithmetical problems), Test H (practical electrical information), and Test F (mental alertness). A regression equation derived from correlations of scores on Tests G, H, and F with GPA's was used to predict GPA's for a new group of 200 trainees. Predicted GPA's correlated .82 with actual GPA's. Curves are presented to indicate the percent of trainees who would have attained or exceeded given GPA's had successively higher predicted GPA's been required for admission. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)