Basic Navigator Battery [microform] : An Experimental Selection Composite for Undergraduate Navigator Training / Frank M. Shanahan and Jeffrey E. Kantor
- Bib ID:
- 5469839
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Shanahan, Frank M
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED272531
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986
- 18 p.
- Summary:
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High rates of attrition among students in Undergraduate Navigator Training (UNT) is a major concern for Air Training Command. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the Basic Navigator Battery (BNB), a multi-test experimental selection instrument, for its potential to increase the validity of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) in predicting attrition among students in UNT. Three selection models were evaluated against four UNT performance standards. The three models consisted of AFOQT Nav-Tech composite score only (Model I), AFOQT Nav-Tech composite score plus other AFOQT composite scores (Model II), and AFOQT Nav-Test composite score, other AFOQT composite scores and BNB subtest scores (Model III). The four measures of UNT performance were training outcome, average classroom lesson score, average simulator lesson score, and average flying lesson score. Model III was found to have the highest predictive accuracy for all four performance standards; it also identified more unqualified candidates. It was concluded that BNB is useful in reducing UNT attrition through improved selection. Further research is suggested for better estimates of the stability and the validity of the test. The specific findings are illustrated in eight tables. (JAZ)
- Notes:
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- Educational level discussed: Higher Education.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 1986
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