Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

Thc~ Kecslcr Study - Electronic Technicians Four year
Evaluation or’ Turce Types of Training
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Virginia Zachcrt. Ph.D. Consultnnt ’
Fledicnl College of Ccorgin
Augusta. Georgia
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(For tin> 1973 Military Testing Associ.!tion Conference
San Antonio, Texas. 31 October l9i3) j
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Dciensc servicetc’st program W’.IS cst;lblishc~d i n 19S5 a t Reesl(tr
Air Farce Bnsc. Xississippi, to explore ::.lys to reduce, the* tin,1 and cost of training
non-prior service airmc>n to p,lrforn as cltictronic cquipmcnt repairmen. mo occup3t
ion3 ! specialists and two narkcd ly di ffercbnt ;Ipprc.lchL\s to training were compared
with a control group. During the year 196b. 441 gradu:it~*s of the four expcrimontal
course’s were m.rtchccI with 294 control graduates .,i corresponding tx~gulnr courses and
assigntad to field units in four commands. Job periormince data wt’rc collected throughout
their first active duty tour and annlyzk-d to coap~rc~ their success on the job. ..
There ~t’re f ivc major evaluation steps as fotlo6:
TECRSIC:UES I’SED
Xi tar-Course Profir icncy Test nt Xecslcr Tcchinicnl Tr;Lining
Ccntc>r the first crc~ck following graduation. (Appendix A)
First-Job Profic’iency Evaluation - first :cn’ weeks on the
job. (Xppcndis 6)
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Delayed Field Evaluation - nine months after completion cl
resident training. (Append is C)
Second-Job Proficiency Evaluation - n[trr two
years on the job. (Append ix D)
First EnIisLncnt Termination Survc*y - at
initial active duty tour. (Appendix E) f
Th-o following tecllniqucs were used to gather e
Pcrfcrmnnce and written tests administered to graduatt-s.
Job Proficiency appraisals by iicld supervisors.
Nailed qucstionnlires completed by graduntcs and their supervisors.
Field uisi.ts by cvaluntion ccam members.
Survey of records at Air Reserve Personnel C~~ntc~r.