An Evaluation of a Complex Computer-Based Flight Procedures Trainer.

摘要

The results of this evaluation were better than expected. Whereas it had been hoped that the trends would be strong that the PLATO groups performed better, learned quicker and made fewer mistakes than their control counterparts, it had not been expected due to the difficulties of control of such a complex study that any of these trends would show statistical significance. The fact that the experimental groups made significantly (p < .05) fewer critical errors than their controls was added support for the original hypothesis. It is surprising that such a relatively small period of training compared to total flight time (about three percent of total flight hours) could result in such marked differences. Part of the success of the computer approach used in this study may be attributed to the the opportunity it provides for the student to participate actively in the learning process. Another part of the success of the PLATO approach may be in its ability to generate appropriate mental images.