NAVAL KNOWLEDGE AS A PREDICTOR OF CAREER MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE NROTC PROGRAM

摘要

Correlations between NKT scores and first semester grade point average were found to be about .10 for both Contract (N=2562) and Regular (N=lV33) students. NKT did not contribute to the multiple correlation of other tests with first semesterngrades. Correlations between NKT scores and first semester Naval Science Grades were found to be about .40 for Contract students and about .30 for Regulars. When the NKT was added to the com¬bined mental ability test and high school records now used for prediction, the battery validity was raised from about .40 to .50 for Contract students and from about .37 to .45 for Regular students.nNo further work appears warranted in attempting to predict career motivation or grade-point average by use of the NKT.