The evaluation of the decision making processes employed by cadet pilots following a short aeronautical decision-making training program
| dc.contributor.author | Li, Wen-Chin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Harris, Don | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-11-06T16:49:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-11-06T16:49:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Many aeronautical decision-making (ADM) mnemonic-based methods exist. However, there is no empirical research that suggests that they are actually effective in improving decision-making. Klein (1993), in his study of naturalistic decision making suggested that the decision-making process centers around two processes; situation assessment to generate a plausible course of action and mental simulation to evaluate that course of action for risk management. In this study a short, ADM training course was constructed around two mnemonic methods, SHOR (Stimuli, Hypotheses, Options, and Response) and DESIDE (Detect, Estimate, Set safety objectives, Identify, Do, Evaluate). Forty-one pilots from the Republic of China Tactical Training Wing participated: half received a short ADM training course and half did not. After training, the procedural knowledge underpinning their Situation Assessment and Risk Management ability, two skills essential for successful decision-making, were evaluated using pencil and paper-based knowledge tests based upon several demanding tactical flight situations. These scenarios were designed to encompass the six basic types of decision making described by Orasanu (1993); go/no go decisions; recognition-primed decisions; response selection decisions; resource management decisions; non-diagnostic procedural decisions, and decisions requiring creative problem-solving. The results show gains attributable to the decision making training course in both situation assessment and risk management skills. The results strongly suggest that ADM is trainable and such a training course is effective in improving the bases of in-flight decision-making. | en |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Li W-C, Harris D. (2006) The evaluation of the decision making processes employed by cadet pilots following a short aeronautical decision-making training program. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp. 315-333 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1546-3214 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1826/1969 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Federal Aviation Administration Academy | en |
| dc.title | The evaluation of the decision making processes employed by cadet pilots following a short aeronautical decision-making training program | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |