EFFECTS OF PROGRAMMED PERCEPTUAL TRAINING ON THE LEARNING OF CONTACT LANDING SKILLS

Abstract

This project consisted of an experiment on the effect of one type of perceptual (open-loop) training on the learning of contact landing. Thirty non- pilots, divided equally into two matched groups, participated. The experimental group received perceptual training with a programmed visual display; the control group did not receive this training. As criterion trials, both groups performed contact landings in an operational flight trainer equipped with a nonprogrammed visual attachement. The results indicated that the programmed presentation evaluated did not contribute to the learning of contact landings. The implications of the findings, and research issues in the evaluation of visual attachments and of pilot performance are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1961
Accession Number
AD0264377

Entities

People

  • Jack A. Adams
  • Lyle E. Hufford

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Engineering
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instructors
  • Measurement
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training Devices
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Organizational Psychology.