The Validity of the Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT-SAT) Test Battery in Operational Use

Abstract

Applicants for the air traffic control specialist (ATCS) occupation from the general public and graduates from post-secondary institutions participating in the FAA's Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) must take and pass the Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT-SAT) test battery as part of the selection process. Two concurrent, criterion-related validation studies demonstrated that AT-SAT was a valid predictor of ATCS job performance (American Institutes for Research, 2012; Ramos, Heil, & Manning, 2001a,b). However, the validity of AT-SAT in operational use has been questioned since implementation in 2002 (Barr, Brady, Koleszar, New, & Pounds, 2011; Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General, 2010). The current study investigated the validity of AT-SAT in operational use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA583743

Entities

People

  • Carol A. Manning
  • Cristina L. Byrne
  • Dana L. Broach
  • Darendia Mccauley
  • Linda Pierce
  • M. K. Bleckley

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

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  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Job Analysis
  • Job Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Psychological Tests
  • Psychology
  • Training
  • United States Government

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