Title

Does CRM training improve teamwork skills in the cockpit?: Two evaluation studies

Authors

Authors

E. Salas; J. E. Fowlkes; R. J. Stout; D. M. Milanovich;C. Prince

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Hum. Factors

Keywords

MANAGEMENT ATTITUDES; COORDINATION; PERFORMANCE; Behavioral Sciences; Engineering, Industrial; Ergonomics; Psychology, ; Applied; Psychology

Abstract

Crew resource management (CRM) has been the most widely used instructional strategy to enhance teamwork skills within aviation. However, few studies have provided empirical evidence that this strategy results in increased Use of teamwork behaviors. The current paper describes 2 evaluation studies of CRM training that were conducted with 96 naval aviators and followed a multiple assessment approach. Results indicated that highly experienced aviators benefited from the training which focused on increasing the use of several critical teamwork skills. These rare evaluation data suggest that CRM training is a viable strategy for improving teamwork in the cockpit. implications for team training are discussed.

Journal Title

Human Factors

Volume

41

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

326

Last Page

343

WOS Identifier

WOS:000081477800011

ISSN

0018-7208

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