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Download full textAbrahams, Norman M.; and Others – 1970
The Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) has been used in the selection of Navy ROTC scholarship applicants and a scale was developed to identify potential career effectiveness. Consequently, it was necessary to assess the possibility of faking. An earlier study indicated that when under instructions to do so, individuals can increase their…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Personnel Selection, Scholarships, Test Reliability
Welch, Thomas Alfred – 1974
Research was undertaken to investigate improving selection criteria for several curricula at the Naval Postgraduate School using the Strong Vocational Interest Blank and a biographical questionnaire as indicators of academic success and satisfaction with curriculum and future assignments. The seven curricula investigated were merged into three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biographical Inventories, Criteria, Grade Prediction
Abrahams, Norman M.; Neumann, Idell – 1971
The Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) provides qualified enlisted men with an opportunity to obtain a college degree while earning a commission as an officer in the naval service. In 1965, over 250 NESEP selectees completed Strong Vocational Interest Blanks (SVIBs). For the 166 who had received commissions by 1971, the SVIB mean…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Comparative Analysis, Enlisted Personnel
