This study was designed to determine the relationships among experimental tests, the tests currently used to select entrants into the FAA's Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) Academy Nonradar Screening Program, and Academy success. A battery of paper-and-pencil tests, including the Directional Headings Test (DHT) which was developed at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute and subsequently modified for this study, and the Dial Reading Test (DRT) was administered to 1,255 students who entered in 1987. Scores on the current selection measures, the Multiplex Controller Aptitude Test (MCAT) and Abstract Reasoning Test (ART), were obtained from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The pass, fail, and withdrawal rates for the sample were compared to performance levels on the experimental and OPM tests. Several Academy performance criteria and test results were intercorrelated and stepwise multiple regression analyses were conducted to predict overall Academy success and final grades. Results demonstrated that the DHT and DRT could be used to assess the potential of entrants to successfully complete the Academy Screen. Even though the current ATCS applicant group differs from those entering the Academy a decade ago on several dimensions (e.g., education and experience), the multiple correlation of the DHT, DRT, and MCAT scores with Academy success remained relatively unchanged. Results suggest that there are other test measures which, when combined with the MCAT, would be better predictors than the existing battery of selection tests.

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Correlates of two experimental tests with performance in the faa academy air traffic control nonradar screen program

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A Review and History of the Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative Program

: Past studies have demonstrated that women and minorities are less likely to be selected as FAA air traffic controllers than are nonminority men, and, when selected, are less likely to be successful. One major reason for this is that women and minorities have less aviation-related background experience. In response to this need the '150' Predevelopmental program was begun to give those selected for the program a 1-year orientation to aviation and air traffic control prior to FAA Academy training. The purpose of this research was to study the unique relationship between Predevelopmental training and Academy success. An overview of the relationships between various background characteristics, selection measures, Predevelopmental training measures, and Academy measures was first computed. Then, through path analysis the significant relationships were considered simultaneously to determine the unique relationship between Predevelopmental training and Academy success. The path models indicated that Predevelopmental training overall does enhance a trainee's potential for Academy success with a possible differential effect according to minority status. (Author)

The relationship of predevelopmental "150" training with noncompetitively selected air traffic control trainees to faa academy success

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Collegiate Aviation and FAA Air Traffic Control Training Partnerships: A Review of Literature

Maternal Steroids in High-Risk Congenital Lung Malformations.

https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1924&context=gs_rp

Austin Kinley

Papers

Race & Gender Changes in Air Traffic Controller Selection, Hiring, Attrition & Success 1940-2015

Delivery planning for congenital lung malformations: A CVR based perinatal care algorithm.

Maternal Steroids in High-Risk Congenital Lung Malformations.