Date of Award
6-18-1991
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Aeronautical Science
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Dr. Charles Richardson
Committee Member
Dr. Diana Carl
Committee Member
Mr. Marvin Smith
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to show a relationship between the type of cognitive learning style that an individual possesses and their subsequent success at simulated air traffic control practical exercises. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory was utilized to determine dominant learning styles of 30 college students enrolled in a laboratory-based air traffic control course. The instrument was administered during the first day of classes in the Fall of 1990. Students were placed in one of four groups for statistical purposes according to learning style. The scores of simulated micro-computer based air traffic control practical exercises given at semester's end were used to determine a mean score for each of the four groups. A t-distribution was used to establish significance between the groups. This study will be used as a preliminary step toward identifying and testing for more precise skills that are predictive of success in air traffic control for the purpose of developing a more effective method of screening air traffic control candidates.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Galotti, Vincent P., "Cognitive Learning Styles and Their Relation to Air Traffic Control Screening and Training" (1991). Master's Theses - Daytona Beach. 283.
https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/283
Included in
Educational Methods Commons, Higher Education Commons, Multi-Vehicle Systems and Air Traffic Control Commons
