Inter- and Intra-Apparatus Variance of Psychomotor Test Scores of Army Helicopter Pilot Trainees.
Abstract
Psychomotor apparatus tests were introduced into the experimental selection battery for Army helicopter pilot trainees because of the demonstrated validity of such tests in the selection of Air Force pilots for fixed-wing aircraft. Increments in validity gained from psychomotor tests, however, must be balance against several disadvantages inherent in their use. Among these disadvantages are expense, need for centralized testing facilities, need for continuing maintenance, possible lack of score comparability from machine to machine, and score fluctuations when the same machine is used over a period of time. The study reported here was concerned with score differences from machine to machine and with progressive score changes during continuing machine usage. The study was a partial replication of several World War II Air Force studies (Melton, 1947). The specific objection of the present Research Memorandum are to describe (1) differences between mean scores derived from two copies of the same apparatus test and (2) mean score changes of four psychomotor tests administered to Army helicopter classes over a two year period.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- ADA079205
Entities
People
- Alan A. Anderson
- D. A. Dobbins
- H. Martinek
Organizations
- Adjutant General's Corps