Surveying Supervisors of Recent Graduates of the Academy of Health Sciences, U.S. Army

Abstract

Texas, is one of the largest allied health schools in the world in terms of annual student output, with 35,256 resident and 24,670 nonresident students. The Directorate of Evaluation (DOE) serves as a nonpartisan agency in collecting, analyzing, and storing data on the effectiveness of the academy. Integral to this mission, DOE obtains systematic and continuous feedback from first-line supervisors concerning the job performance of recent graduates. , A survey was designed and validated (Mays et al., 1981) to assess a supervisor's perception of the degree to which the recent graduate's job performance met job requirements. Job performance was defined in terms of interpersonal behavior skills, attitudes toward work, demonstration of potential for advancement, and mastery of the essential prerequisite job skills. Demographic data were also collected on supervisors and graduates (time in military service, time as supervisor, time in present position, etc.). at CARLETON UNIV on March 15, 2015 aje.sagepub.com Downloaded from

An Evaluation of the Predictive Validity of the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery

“…These criteria were correlated with and regressed against scores on the ASVAB and demographic data. The Academy of Health Sciences had surveyed post-graduation performance previously but had not related it to ASVAB scores (Richards et al, 1983a;Richards, Taylor, William, & Muraida, 1983b).…”