Factor structure and predictability of successive stages of learning Morse code

Abstract

How can people best able to learn Morse code be identified? To find out, a battery of 14 ability tests was given 310 airmen. Their rate of progress in training was related to this test performance. "A factor analysis of the ability measures was carried out and the factor structure of the criterion measures determined." Tests work best for predicting who will do best in the initial periods of Morse code training. After that it depends more on specific habits acquired in training. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)