Volume
3
Issue
2
Publisher
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Abstract
Sixty college students with no previous flight experience performed a designated aircraft maneuver so transfer of learning between a computer-based training device (CBTD) and an aircraft could be analyzed. Thirty of the subjects were trained in a CBTD before flying; the remaining 30 were taken directly to the aircraft. This study demonstrated a positive transfer of learning between the CBTD and the aircraft: CBTD-trained students took an average of 12 minutes, while the others took 20 minutes to complete the maneuver. The result was t-value of 5.11 which exceeded the critical t of 2.0, and the transfer of effectiveness ratio formula revealed a 48 percent transfer of learning. Further research is recommended to determine the role of CBTDs in the training of pilots.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.15394/jaaer.1993.1097
Scholarly Commons Citation
Oritz, G. A. (1993). Transfer of Learning Effectiveness: PC-Based Flight Simulation. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.15394/jaaer.1993.1097
