Accession Number:

AD0707125

Title:

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A TEST OF MECHANICAL COMPREHENSION,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INST PENSACOLA FLA

Personal Author(s):

• Evans,John T.

Report Date:

1970-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

Discrepancies between mechanical comprehension test scores and later performance by aviators suggested that paper-pencil tests do not measure the type of mechanical comprehension required of the aviator. The problem was to devise a mechanical task that would include more of the specific elements required in the pilots job. Author

Descriptors:

• (*AVIATION PERSONNEL
• *APTITUDE TESTS)
• NAVAL TRAINING
• PILOTS
• JOB ANALYSIS
• GEARS
• DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• CONTROL SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE