For the past forty years, alternative methods and techniques have been researched and developed in light of reducing the burgeoning knowledge and memory requirements of individual workers. One such method is reliance on print-based job aids designed to reduce the amount of complex information that would otherwise be stored in working memory. Job aids are particularly useful where the transfer of skills and knowledge is critical, especially in high-risk industries, those industries in which task error can have serious consequences to property, environment, and life. This study focused attention on one specific format of job aids--the checklist. / Checklists are an invaluable resource and a virtual necessity in the aircraft cockpit. Paper checklists are commonly used in the aircraft cockpit for many of the normal and emergency flight procedures. Yet, there is contention within the aviation industry that checklists contain design flaws, are often misused, and sometimes ignored (Degani & Wiener, 1990, 1991; Turner & Huntley, 1991). / The question the aviation industry and governmental regulators must confront is whether the current design of checklists is a problem. Degani and Wiener (1990) and Turner and Huntley (1991) contend that traditional flight-deck checklist design and some of the checklist concepts in the aviation industry do contain problems. A model that would provide specific guidelines for aviation training personnel on the optimal methods for identifying the good characteristics of a checklist would provide a way to fulfill this need and at the same time address the problem. The model would assume that the checklist has already been developed and would evaluate it based on its content and characteristics. Therefore, the purpose of this study's model is to determine if the checklist contains the characteristics of a good checklist. / The intent of this study was to (a) document the practices and procedures that guide the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of checklists and job aids in some of the major airlines, and (b) to develop and field test a model for evaluating aircrew checklists. / A three phase development and validation approach was used in this study that included: (a) an analysis of the current status of aircrew checklist development in the aviation industry, (b) development of a model and job aid for evaluating aircrew checklists, and (c) validation of the model and job aid. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-10, Section: A, page: 3424. / Major Professor: David F. Salisbury. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76752 |
| Contributors | Bagdonis, Anthony Stephen., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 159 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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