Olive M S, Tseng R Y, McProud L M
J Am Diet Assoc. 1985 Dec;85(12):1607-11.
This study investigated whether graduates having a master's degree with 6 months of qualifying experience are as knowledgeable and perceived as being as competent as graduates having traditional bachelor's degrees with a 12-month internship. Twenty-nine graduates (17 with bachelor's degrees and 12 with master's degrees) from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, participated in the study. Our results showed: (a) The mean registration examination scores of the two groups were not significantly different; the scores of those with master's degrees, however, were more clustered around the mean. (b) No significant difference in graduates' self-ratings was found between the two groups. (c) The supervisors' ratings of clinical competencies were higher for graduates with bachelor's degrees than for those with master's degrees. There was no significant difference in the supervisors' ratings of administrative competencies for the two groups. Other results showed various significant correlations between demographic data, registration examination scores, self-ratings, and supervisors' ratings. This study gave evidence that the university-sponsored master's qualifying experience is a viable route to membership in The American Dietetic Association.
本研究调查了拥有硕士学位且有6个月合格经验的毕业生，在知识水平和能力认知方面，是否与拥有传统学士学位且有12个月实习经验的毕业生相当。来自加利福尼亚州圣何塞市圣何塞州立大学的29名毕业生（17名拥有学士学位，12名拥有硕士学位）参与了此项研究。我们的研究结果表明：（a）两组的注册考试平均成绩没有显著差异；然而，拥有硕士学位者的成绩更集中在平均值附近。（b）两组毕业生的自我评分没有显著差异。（c）主管对拥有学士学位毕业生临床能力的评分高于拥有硕士学位的毕业生。两组主管对管理能力的评分没有显著差异。其他结果表明，人口统计学数据、注册考试成绩、自我评分和主管评分之间存在各种显著的相关性。本研究证明，大学主办的硕士资格认证经验是成为美国饮食协会会员的一条可行途径。
