Transfer of Learning Effectiveness: PC-Based Flight Simulation

Published 1993-01-01 From Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1 author

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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.

Author

Oritz, Gustavo A Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Citation: Oritz, Gustavo A (1993). Transfer of Learning Effectiveness: PC-Based Flight Simulation. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons ID oai:commons.erau.edu:jaaer-1097. https://commons.erau.edu/jaaer/vol3/iss2/8 ↗