Fluid intellingence and spatial reasoning as predictors of pilot training performance in the South African Air Force (SAAF)

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorDe Kock, Francois
dc.contributor.authorSchlechter, Anton
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-08T16:22:27Z
dc.date.available2012-02-08T16:22:27Z
dc.date.issued2009-04
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sajip.co.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractPilot selection is a form of high-stakes selection due to the massive costs of training, high trainee ability requirements and costly repercussions of poor selection decisions. This criterion-related validation study investigated the predictive ability of fluid intelligence and spatial reasoning in predicting three criteria of pilot training performance, using an accumulated sample of South African Air Force pilots (N = 108). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses with training grade achieved as criterion were performed for each of the phases of training, namely practical flight training, ground school training, and officers’ formative training. Multiple correlations of 0.35 (p < 0.01), 0.20 (p > 0.05) and 0.23 (p > 0.05) were obtained for flight, ground school and formative training results, respectively. Spatial ability had incremental validity over fluid intelligence for predicting flight training performance.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent8 p.
dc.identifier.citationDe Kock, F. & Schlechter, A. 2009. Fluid intellingence and spatial reasoning as predictors of pilot training performance in the South African Air Force (SAAF). SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 35(1):31-38, doi: 10.4102/sajip.v35i1.753en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0258-5200 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2071-0763 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/sajip.v35i1.753
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19660
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights.holderThe author holds the copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa. South African Air Force -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectAir pilots, Military -- Selection and appointment -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectAir pilots, Military -- Training of -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleFluid intellingence and spatial reasoning as predictors of pilot training performance in the South African Air Force (SAAF)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
dekock_fluid_2009.pdf
Size:
1.01 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Publisher's version
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.95 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Research Articles (Industrial Psychology)