Hörmann, Hans-Jürgen and Noser, Philip and Stelling, Dirk (2018) A psychometrician's dream: Test validities in an unrestricted sample of future Swiss Air Force pilots. 33rd Conference of the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP), 24.-28. Sep 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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Abstract
Introduction. In the context of personnel selection the predictive validities of the selection tests are usually based on the restricted sample of recommended applicants. The resulting validity coefficients can be corrected by the restriction-of-range formula, which is based on a number of assumptions especially in multivariate settings. Research question. Which tests show the highest predictive validity for flying performance in an unrestricted sample of student pilots? Method. N=135 Swiss Air Force applicants were examined with the DLR selection battery. Criterion information about flying performance was collected after ten flying lessons. Results. A number of substantial predictor-criterion correlations were found. Discussion. The highest predictive validities were found for psychomotor tests under multitasking conditions, spatial orientation, and mechanical comprehension. Conclusion. The findings confirm results from earlier studies showing that complex psychomotor tests are the best predictors for the first stages of training to become a successful pilot.
Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/121976/ | ||||||||||||
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Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) | ||||||||||||
Title: | A psychometrician's dream: Test validities in an unrestricted sample of future Swiss Air Force pilots | ||||||||||||
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Date: | 25 September 2018 | ||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Keywords: | pilot selection, psychomotor testing, multitasking, predictive validity, range restriction | ||||||||||||
Event Title: | 33rd Conference of the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP) | ||||||||||||
Event Location: | Dubrovnik, Croatia | ||||||||||||
Event Type: | international Conference | ||||||||||||
Event Dates: | 24.-28. Sep 2018 | ||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | air traffic management and operations | ||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation | ||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - Human factors and safety in Aeronautics (old) | ||||||||||||
Location: | Hamburg | ||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Aviation and Space Psychology | ||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Hörmann, Dr.phil. Hans-Jürgen | ||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 08 Nov 2018 12:04 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2019 20:19 |
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