Accession Number:

AD0691004

Title:

ESTIMATES OF OER DISTRIBUTIONS BY AIR FORCE OFFICERS,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE HUMAN RESOURCES LAB LACKLAND AFB TEX PERSONNEL RESEARCH DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Kaplan,Margorie N.
• Madden,H. L.
• Tupes,E. C.

Report Date:

1968-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

When officers in grades Second Lieutenant through Colonel were asked to estimate percentages of officers represented in each of the ten rating boxes of the overall evaluation on the Officer Effectiveness Report OER, accuracy of estimation of actual OER distributions varied as a function of a the grade of the rater, b the grade being estimated, c interaction between raters grade and the grade being estimated, and d other characteristics of rater, particularly duty assignment. Although most officers appeared to be aware of inflation in OERs, the extent of this problem was not fully realized. Author

Descriptors:

• *AIR FORCE PERSONNEL
• *REPORTS
• ACCURACY
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• OFFICER PERSONNEL
• INTERACTIONS
• BACKGROUND
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE