title: Pilot selection in the Norwegian Air Force: a validation and meta-analysis of the test battery.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the test battery currently used for pilot selection to the Norwegian Air Force. Selection is currently based on a standard battery of 20 different psychological tests as well as on medical tests and on an interview by a licensed psychologist. First, two-factor analyses were conducted to examine the relation between the tests in the battery. Then, a correlation study was conducted to evaluate the predictive validity of the tests against two criteria of pilot performance collected during the basic training period. Finally, a small-scale meta-analysis of previous validation studies in Norway was conducted. me best predictors of success in training, based on the meta-analysis, were Instrument Comprehension (mean r = .29), Mechanical Principles (mean r = .23), and Aviation Information (mean r = .22)
authors.affiliation: University of Tromso, Norway.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinussen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torjussen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D009664:Norway; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011592:Psychology, Military / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results