Pilot Selection in the Norwegian Air Force: A Validation and Meta-Analysis of the Test Battery
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The International Journal of Aviation Psychology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 33-45
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327108ijap0801_2
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the test battery currently used for pilot selection to the Norwegian Air Force. Selection is currently based on a standard battery of 20 different psychological tests as well as on medical tests and on an interview by a licensed psychologist. First, two-factor analyses were conducted to examine the relation between the tests in the battery. Then, a correlation study was conducted to evaluate the predictive validity of the tests against two criteria of pilot performance collected during the basic training period. Finally, a small-scale meta-analysis of previous validation studies in Norway was conducted. me best predictors of success in training, based on the meta-analysis, were Instrument Comprehension (mean r = .29), Mechanical Principles (mean r = .23), and Aviation Information (mean r = .22)Keywords
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