THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION IN THE DESIGN AND USE OF AVIATION TRAINING DEVICES,

Abstract

It is believed that observance of the following guidelines can result in effective devices that allow increases in efficiency and economy in training, as well as real increases in flight safety: (1) Training devices should be built only after careful analysis of the training requirements. (2) Analysis of training requirements should be primarily psychological rather than engineering in nature. (3) Determination of device characteristics should be oriented toward providing task fidelity, with physical fidelity being provided only as necessary to task fidelity. (4) Synthetic training programs should receive as careful consideration in their development as do the trainers themselves. (5) Devices and synthetic training programs should be tested for training effectiveness just as aircraft are tested. (6) Training devices and simulators can provide an effective means of reinforcing infrequently occurring behaviors. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0645961

Entities

People

  • Wallace W. Prophet

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Education
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Reliability
  • Simulators
  • Training
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Theoretical Analysis.