PROBLEMS IN AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. IV. COMPARISON OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT, JOBRELATED EXPERIENCE WITH APTITUDE TESTS AS PREDICTORS OF TRAINING AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALISTS,

Abstract

A study of over 700 Enroute and Terminal Air Traffic Control Specialist trainees revealed that different kinds of pre-employment, job-related experience had differential value for the prediction of training performance. In general, experience most directly related to air traffic control work was a positive predictor; experience related to communications and piloting was negative. It was also shown that for Enroute trainees only, a composite variable representing the sum of tower GCA, RAPCON/RATCC, and center experience had a statistically significant, but small, relationship with ratings of job performance. In contrast, aptitude tests were superior to the experience variables for the prediction of all training course performance measures of both types of trainees, with the exception of laboratory performance of terminal trainees. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0603416

Entities

People

  • Bart B. Cobb
  • David K. Trites

Organizations

  • Civil Aeromedical Institute

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Composite Materials
  • Contrast
  • Employment
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Tests
  • Research Facilities
  • Specialists
  • Terminals
  • Traffic
  • Trainees
  • Training

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.