Performance Evaluation and Promotion Recommendation: Best Practices for Selection Boards, Phase II : Naval Postgraduate School , February 1 , 2026
Performance Evaluation and Promotion Recommendation: Best Practices for Selection Boards, Phase II : Naval Postgraduate School , February 1 , 2026
From the report: “U.S. Navy promotion and Selection Boards utilize performance evaluation reports as primary inputs for determining whom to promote among the best and most fully qualified talent in the Navy. These reports contain a large amount of information presented in a form that does not readily facilitate rapid, accurate information processing. In FY24, Bacolod and Helzer (2025) conducted Phase I of this project, wherein they sought to identify how Selection Board members process information presented to them in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Performance Evaluation Summary Records (PSR), and information displays. In particular, the team documented the pain points in processing information that potentially lead to cognitive errors and biases in decision-making under cognitive load. The outcome of Phase I identified time constraints and lay judgment (personal standards) that had the potential to introduce cognitive noise into the Selection Board process.”
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