Measurement of team situation awareness in low experience level aviators

    Authors

    C. Prince; E. Ellis; M. T. Brannick;E. Salas

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Int. J. Aviat. Psychol.

    Keywords

    DYNAMIC-SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; Psychology, Applied

    Abstract

    Two measurement methods for situation awareness were tested on 2-person aircrews and compared for the information they yielded on team situation awareness. Forty-one crews of low experience level military aviators flew 2 different scenarios, 1 in a full-mission simulator, a 1 in a low-fidelity trainer. Team situation awareness was measured by instructor and observers in the high-fidelity simulator scenario and by responses to questions on flight knowledge in a scenario in the low-fidelity trainer. Scores on both measures were found to be reliable. Team situation awareness scores based on flight knowledge collected in the low-fidelity scenario were significantly correlated with team performance in the high-fidelity simulation (r = .41, p < .05). The 2 team situation awareness scores (1 from the high-fidelity simulation and 1 from the low-fidelity simulation) were also significantly correlated (r = .43, p < .05). These findings and related information are discussed in relation to the use of the measurements in situation awarerless training for low experience level pilots.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Aviation Psychology

    Volume

    17

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    41

    Last Page

    57

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000244500100003

    ISSN

    1050-8414

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