Problems in air traffic management. VI., Interaction of training-entry age with intellectual and personality characteristics of air traffic control specialists.

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• Creators:
  Trites, David K.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Research Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic controllers
  • Training
  • Intelligence
  • Personality
  • Abilities
  • Aptitude
  • Age
  • Performance
  • Aptitude tests
  • Ratings
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  AM 65-21 ; DOT/FAA/AM-65/21
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Over 900 Enroute and Terminal Air Traffic Controller Specialist (ATCS) trainees were administered a large number of aptitude and personality tests. Examination of the relationships between the performance scores and age at entry into training revealed that: ; 1.older trainees had lower test scores than the younger trainees on tests of immediate memory and nonverbal abstract reasoning; ; 2.older trainees had higher test scores than younger trainees on tests of arithmetic and verbal ability; ; 3.in highly speeded aptitude tests, the type of test (e.g., arithmetic, spatial, vocabulary, etc.) apparently determined whether the older or younger trainees would have the higher scores; and ; 4.in the personality area, older trainees were more intellectually efficient, responsible, tolerant, etc., than their younger classmates. ; It was concluded that the higher failure rate in the training of older individuals could be partially accounted for by age-related deficiencies in non-verbal abstract reasoning, by immediate memory for new and different material, and by the requirements to perform their job tasks rapidly and accurately.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20749/dot_20749_DS1.pdf
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• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
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