Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Test Anxiety in Aviation Students

Sloan, Teresa Ann; Wilson, Dale

doi:10.15394/jaaer.2009.1378

“…One such barrier faced by pilot trainees is test anxiety (TA). In a previous, more comprehensive literature review, Sloan and Wilson (2009) cited foundational studies in test anxiety. In part, they found that TA can be defined as "an unpleasant feeling or emotional state that has both physiological and behavioral concomitants and that is experienced in formal testing or other evaluative situations" (Dusek, 1980, p. 88).…”

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“…Regarding training designed to reduce DTA, Sloan and Wilson (2009) also concluded "the progression of TA research shows that no single treatment method was superior, and a combination approach of cognitive, behavioral, and study skills treatments had the greatest effectiveness" (p. 12). They proposed that, "a single day workshop appeared to be as effective as sessions conducted over a longer period and is more apt to attract both participants and facilitators" (p. 12).…”

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Over the last decade, energy drinks have become ubiquitous on college campuses. The global market for these drinks exceeds billions of dollars a year and new 'energy' products are progressively marketed and introduced annually. Outside of college student populations, the effects of energy drinks have been examined extensively. However, among college students, limited energy drink research has been conducted, and this study was the first to examine the effects of energy drinks among collegiate flight students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of energy drink consumption on collegiate flight students' pilot skills in simulated flight. Thirty collegiate flight students participated in two distinct simulated flight sessions after consuming a 16-ounce energy drink and a 16-ounce placebo. After students consumed each drink, the researchers evaluated pilot skills in three distinct areas; straight and level flight, complex turns, and in-flight emergencies. Even though statistical analysis on some of the flight session data failed to disprove the null hypothesis (H 0 ): The consumption of energy drinks has no significant effect on collegiate flight students' pilot skills, the results of this investigative study raise new questions and concerns regarding collegiate student pilots and provide a springboard for future research projects.

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“…One such barrier faced by pilot trainees is test anxiety (TA). In a previous, more comprehensive literature review, Sloan and Wilson (2009) cited foundational studies in test anxiety. In part, they found that TA can be defined as "an unpleasant feeling or emotional state that has both physiological and behavioral concomitants and that is experienced in formal testing or other evaluative situations" (Dusek, 1980, p. 88).…”

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“…Regarding training designed to reduce DTA, Sloan and Wilson (2009) also concluded "the progression of TA research shows that no single treatment method was superior, and a combination approach of cognitive, behavioral, and study skills treatments had the greatest effectiveness" (p. 12). They proposed that, "a single day workshop appeared to be as effective as sessions conducted over a longer period and is more apt to attract both participants and facilitators" (p. 12).…”

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The Use of Test Anxiety Assessment and Anxiety Reduction Training to Predict and Improve Performance of Collegiate Pilot Trainees

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Written, oral, and practical flight tests, along with challenging flying tasks, place pilot trainees in stressful situations. The initial goals of this research were to determine assessment tools for identifying pilot trainees who might perform poorly in stressful flight testing environments, and measure the efficacy of a test anxiety (TA) workshop on anxiety levels and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) knowledge assessments of pilot trainees. The researchers determined that: Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) scores marginally predict facilitating anxiety levels, and FAA knowledge tests, taken in authentic testing environments, correlate significantly with debilitating anxiety, facilitating anxiety, and FAA exam scores. The researchers recommend continuing longitudinal assessment of freshman flight students that potentially links anxiety and performance on low-risk assessments with these measures on higher-risk practical flight tests. Further study is needed to determine if a more intense anxiety treatment can lower debilitating anxiety, raise facilitating anxiety, or improve performance on FAA exams.

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