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The Relative Effectiveness of Formal School and On‐the‐Job Methods of Training Apprentices in Naval Occupations 1
Author(s) -
MERENDA PETER F.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1958.tb00025.x
Subject(s) - apprenticeship , officer , navy , psychology , test (biology) , sample (material) , job training , training (meteorology) , medical education , applied psychology , pedagogy , vocational education , medicine , political science , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , physics , chromatography , meteorology , law , biology
Summary T o test the hypothesis that formal school training is a more effective method of preparing naval apprentices for the lowest petty officer level than is on‐the‐job training, advancement examination scores of Navy Basic Training School graduates were compared with those of non‐graduates. Both were matched with respect to general ability level. Two samples were independently drawn and studied. The first sample included 1,674 matched pairs of apprentices distributed among 30 naval occupations. The second sample included 1,716 matched pairs of apprentices distributed among 24 naval occupations. From the findings of this study it definitely appears that formal school training is a superior method compared with on‐the‐job training of preparing apprentices (who possess at least minimal basic abilities and aptitudes) in the skills and knowledges required of petty officers, third class, in the U. S. Navy.