An Evaluation of the Utility of AT-SAT for the Placement of New Controllers by Option

Details

• Creators:
  Byrne, Cristina L. ; Broach, Dana
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic controllers
  • Aptitude tests
  • Enroute traffic control
  • Evaluation
  • Selection and appointment
  • Statistical analysis
  • Terminal air traffic control
  • Air traffic control specialist (ATCS) Selection
  • Placement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-14/10
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  As a follow-up to the completion of the Concurrent Validation of the Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT-SAT) test for Tower Controller Hiring (CoVATCH) project, we investigated the utility and fairness of using AT-SAT scores to place Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) applicants into terminal or en route facilities. Generally speaking, controller pay is higher at en route facilities than at most terminal facilities; placement by option thus affects the terms and conditions of employment and therefore is a selection decision within the scope of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1978).
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57164/dot_57164_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 612.64 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c2efda91ee96de6514c742751df52805bcdc8f3e1c2cd7473539e181ee56b8ca