Development of an Instrument for Evaluation of a Management Education Program.

Abstract

This study was designed to develop a rating instrument to measure the effectiveness of the first phase of management education for an Air Force officer. An officer's ability to lead, the first objective of management training, is intrinsically related to the ability to write, speak, and solve problems. These were behaviorally stated in a 60 item survey. Supervisors (N = 174) were asked to rate the frequency of occurrence of these behaviors for a subordinate. The survey was administered on two occasions to supervisors of officers eligible for training. Item analysis of the results reflected a strong favorable response bias with usable variability. Data indicated the instrument was a unidimensional internally consistent scale. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050239

Entities

People

  • Rodger D. Ballentine

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Education
  • Factor Analysis
  • Industrial Psychology
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • Military Education
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Theoretical Analysis.