Date of Award
5-1997
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
This study takes an initial examination of the paired student flight training methodology used by the Aviation Department of the University of North Dakota's Center for Aerospace Sciences from the standpoint of observational learning. An analysis was performed on the relationship between observation time and total flight and simulator time logged by students in the completion of particular flight courses. The study involved student flight records from four flight courses ranging from primary to advanced pilot training, over a time period from the Fall of 1994 to the Spring of 1996.
It was found that only one of the relationships between observation and flight training hours contained any statistical significance. There are, however, some interesting trends which supply hope for the refinement of observational learning in flight training. This study concludes with a description of possible actions and research which could be conducted in order to continue probing the effects of observational learning in the flight training environment.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Scott P., "The relationship between observation and total aircraft and simulator training times in aviation instruction" (1997). Theses and Dissertations. 7463.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/7463