A Comparison of the Job Performance and Attitudes of Category IVs and I-IIIs in 16 Navy Ratings.

摘要

As an aid to the appropriate assignment of Category IV personnel to Navy ratings, this study was intended to provide objective data on the performance abilities of IVs in a representative sample of ratings. Supervisory evaluations, biographical information, and attitude data were collected on samples of IV and non-IV personnel in 16 Navy enlisted ratings. Comparisons of IVs and non-IVs in each rating were made in terms of job performance, personal characteristics, and attitudes. T tests were used to identify the distinguishing characteristics of high performing IVs in five ratings. Multiple-regression analyses were used to investigate the predictability of performance of Category IVs in three ratings. In the ratings covered, IVs exhibited generally widespread but small deficits in on-job performance when compared with non-IVs. Deficits in the global performance of IVs were generally statistically significant for the Boiler Technician, Machinery Repairman, and Quartermaster-Signalman ratings/rating groups. Test scores and educational attainment were associated with high on-job performance of IVs. There were few consistent differences in motivation and outlook between IVs and non-IVs. (Author)