The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule as a Predictor of Success in a Collegiate Professional Pilot Training Program

Author(s)

Ronald J. Ferrara

Volume

6

Issue

2

Abstract

This study examined the preliminary results of a project designed to identify a method to predict successful student completion of a collegiate professional pilot curriculum. The study undertook to evaluate the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) as a predictive instrument. The EPPS was administered to 185 collegiate professional pilot candidates. The results were analyzed by means of a stepwise regression analysis. The findings indicated that only two variables were statistically significant in explaining the variance. These variables were Change and Autonomy. In combination, these variables explained approximately 4.8% of the total variance. Due to the low percentage of the total variance explained, the value of the EPPS as a predictor of success in collegiate professional pilot curricula must be seriously questioned.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Ferrara, R. J. (1996). The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule as a Predictor of Success in a Collegiate Professional Pilot Training Program. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 6(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15394/jaaer.1996.1176