Validity of the GRIP and ASVAB Test Batteries for Job Performance of SonarTechnician (Surface) Personnel

摘要

The validity of several aptitude tests predicting the job performance of NavySonar Technicians (N = 138) was determined. The tests were the Armed Services Vocational Battery (ASVAB) and a set of six new computerized tests. The results indicate that while the ASVAB predicted Sonar Technician performance, better predictions were obtained when the ASVAB scores were supplemented by the Digit Span score from the computerized battery. Follow-on research with Digit Span, both to improve the test and to verify its relationship to job performance is recommended. Keywords: ASVAB, Sonar technicians, Computerized testing, Personnel selection. (Author) (kr)