Measures of Time-Sharing Skill and Gender as Predictors of Flight Simulator Performance.
Abstract
A two-part experiment was conducted to assess the hypothesized utility of various time-sharing measures as indicators of performance in the general aviation flight trainer. Equal numbers of males (28) and females (28) participated as subjects. Part one involved single and dual performance on a single-axis, compensatory tracker and a digit-cancellation, reaction time task. There were no significant gender differences on time-sharing measures. Part two indicated significantly better male performance on all simulator variables. Separate multiple regression equations were calculated for males and females, as well as overall equations including gender as a variable. Besides gender in the overall equations, measures of time sharing skill were the best predictors of simulator performance in all three types of equations. The regression equations based on gender differed in constituent predictor variables as well as weightings on similar variables. The results demonstrate the utility of time-sharing measures as predictors of complex-task performance. Additionally, they suggest the appropriateness of employing gender based predictor equations when establishing training or selection criteria for male and female complex-task operators. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA097452
Entities
People
- Thomas Madison Mccloy
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology