| Title | A comparative study of female and male air traffic controller trainees. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 39199 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Cobb, Bart B.; Mathews, John J.; Lay, Carolyn D. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19720500 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The study compares age, education, pre-FAA experience, aptitudes, training-course performance measures, and post-Academy attrition rates of the 83 women who entered basic air traffic control (ATC) training at the FAA Academy during November 1968 through March 1970 with those of various samples of the 3,760 males who entered training during the same period. The study revealed no significant differences between the means of the female and male trainees with respect to age and educational level. When samples of the 83 females were compared with groups of male trainees in terms of performance on 36 different aptitude tests, only four mean differences, all of which favored the females, proved statistically significant. |
| Rosap ID | dot:21001 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21001 |
| TRT Terms | Air traffic controllers; Aptitude; Aptitude tests; Selection and appointment; Personnel retention; Age; Education; Knowledge; Performance measurement; Females; Males; Research projects; Training; Alternatives analysis; Questionnaires; Samples; Statistical distributions; Testing; Human subject testing |
| General Subjects | Air traffic controllers--Selection and appointment; Ability--Testing; Employee retention; Age; Education; Performance; Experience; Females; Males; Training; Questionnaires; Sampling (Statistics); Discrimination in employment |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Surveys |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-72-22; DOT/FAA/AM-72/22 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39100/39199/AM72-22.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |