Aircraft recognition: I. The relative efficiency of teaching procedures

Abstract

"Four equated groups, of 8 pre-aviation (V5) students each, were taught aircraft recognition in a standardized manner. The major experimental variable in each group was as follows: Group I, –1₅₀" exposure time; Group II, only three views of each plane; Group III, 1" exposure time; and Group IV, presentation of the entire syllabus in almost half the usual time, followed by a review emphasizing confused planes." Results showed that interpolation of the –1₅₀" exposures yielded no advantage, that the method used with Group II resulted in poor generalization, and that probably the technique employed with Group IV is the most efficient. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)