Journal article
Job-Specific or General Training: A Quantitative Assessment
The International journal of aviation psychology, v 17(4), pp 333-351
31 Aug 2007
Abstract
This work introduces a framework for developing job-specific training as well as training that is useful across operational contexts by combining 2 theories of training design: identical elements and general principles. Thirty-six participants were assigned to 1 of 3 training conditions, 2 utilizing identical elements (pilot training and flight dispatcher training) and 1 utilizing general principles. Training effectiveness was measured by participants' scores on operational tasks completed after training. Participants in both identical elements training groups exhibited significantly higher scores on tasks related to their training, suggesting that identical elements benefit job-specific training. The general principles training group performed well on flight dispatcher tasks, but did not perform well on pilot tasks, a result that suggests general principles are beneficial in some situations but may best be utilized in combination with job-specific training.
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Details
- Title
- Job-Specific or General Training: A Quantitative Assessment
- Creators
- Justin M DeVoge - Department of Systems and Information Engineering , University of VirginiaEllen J Bass - Department of Systems and Information Engineering , University of Virginia
- Publication Details
- The International journal of aviation psychology, v 17(4), pp 333-351
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000250558700002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-37849023472
- Other Identifier
- 991014878179904721