The predictive validity of cognitive ability and personality traits was examined in large samples of US Air Force pilot trainees. Criterion data were collected between 1995 and 2008 from four training bases across three training tracks. Analyses also examined consistency in pilot aptitude and training outcomes. Results were consistent with previous research indicating cognitive ability is the best predictor of pilot training performance. There were few differences across training tracks, bases, and years and none were large. Overall, results illustrated the consistency of the quality of pilot trainees as assessed by cognitive ability and personality trait measures, and the consistency of these measures in predicting training performance over time. This consistency results in a more stable training system, enabling greater efficiency and effectiveness.
Consistency of the Relations of Cognitive Ability and Personality Traits to Pilot Training Performance
2014
20 pages
Report
No indication
English
Psychology , Psychiatry , Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies , Personnel , Job Training & Career Development , Pilots , Air force personnel , Air force training , Cognition , Performance(Human) , Personality , Psychological tests , Cognitive ability , Mab(Multidimensional aptitude battery) , Neo-pi- r(Revised neo personality inventory) , Personality traits , Pilot aptitude , Pilot training performance
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