Title

Measurement of team situation awareness in low experience level aviators

Authors

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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