THE NAVY FITREP: THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROTOTYPE
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Authors
Gervato, Phillip J.
Subjects
rated performance
rated potential
BARS
comparative
ranking
OCB
CWB
prototype
scales
ratings
rated potential
BARS
comparative
ranking
OCB
CWB
prototype
scales
ratings
Advisors
Helzer, Erik
Date of Issue
2022-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The U.S. Navy currently faces the challenge of redesigning the Navy performance evaluation tool to best assess sailors for promotion eligibility. Navy Personnel Command has partnered with a research team at Naval Postgraduate School to create a performance evaluation tool that utilizes a behavior-based performance method and reflects the organizational goals of the Navy. This thesis integrates academic literature to support the development of a performance evaluation prototype. It examines the prototype’s ability across numerous demographics to assess a sailor’s current performance, their potential performance at the next paygrade, and their performance compared to their peers, for the purpose of promotion. The prototype was fielded by employing two recruitment methods for identifying and recruiting participants: snowballing and a social media campaign. This thesis investigates the utilization of behaviorally anchored rating scales for the purpose of performance evaluation, the demographic make-up of our sample, and the distributions of ratings within the three areas of assessment: performance, potential, and peer comparison. Based on the data, I recommend future research be conducted to evaluate the efficacy of performance appraisal ratings feeding directly into RSCA, in counteracting rater subjectivity and complacency. Subsequent testing should then be fielded to assess rater subjectivity and potential adverse impacts on the efficacy of the prototype.
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Thesis
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Student Thesis (NPS NRP Project Related)
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NPS Naval Research Program
This project was funded in part by the NPS Naval Research Program.
This project was funded in part by the NPS Naval Research Program.
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This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE 0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrp
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
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Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.