Measurement of supervisory ability

Abstract

5 tests were given to 48 supervisors, in 2 metal fabricating plants, who were divided into 3 groups. The tests were the Personal Audit, How Supervise?, the Bennett, Form AA, the Kuder, and the Otis Mental Ability Test. Ratings by fellow supervisors were used as criteria of supervisory ability. The results indicate that, at least in some instances, supervisory ability can be measured fairly accurately by psychological tests by selecting the best predictors from a relatively large number of likely indices (29 in this study). It is also necessary to have reliable criteria such as pooled ratings by a large number of raters who know the supervisors being rated exceedingly well. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)