In the summer of 1997, the Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT-SAT) High Fidelity Simulation Study was conducted at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, OK. The purpose of the study was to test the performance of 107 operational en route controllers during 2½ days of simulations. The performance of these controllers during the high-fidelity simulations was compared with their performance on two...

A study was proposed to determine to what extent a hierarchical structure exists in music and in tests used to measure music ability. The first research question was whether items in the Watkins-Farnum Performance Scale (J. Watkins and S. Farnum, 1954) (WFPS) form a hierarchy, so that early exercises (bars played) are generally easier than later ones. Another question was whether the items in t...

The current study was conducted to assess the self-esteem and academic performance among university students after arising of several behavioral and educational problems. A total number of 80 students, 40 male students and 40 female students were selected through purposive sampling from G.C University Faisalabad. The participants were administered Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Academic Perfor...

Sec. 4.1 Essentials of evaluative rating. 4.2 Interpretation of examination reports. 4.3 Resolution of reasonable doubt. 4.6 Evaluation of evidence. 4.7 Higher of two evaluations. 4.9 Congenital or developmental defects. 4.10 Functional impairment. 4.13 Effect of change of diagnosis. 4.14 Avoidance of pyramiding. 4.15 Total disability ratings. 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation base...

speaking assessment is still construed as a complicated, under-researched process from the vantage point of tasks and rater characteristics. the present study aimed at investigating if and how english major and none english major teachers differ in their perception of the construct of oral proficiency while assessing learners’ l2 oral proficiency.  to this end, 38 male and female non-native efl...

After a background discussion, life table construction and methodology are discussed, with references. Complete life tables are utilized for U.S. white men and women, based on the published data from birth to age 109, in the 1989-91 population. A previously published method is described for adding EDR to the population mortality rate q’ to derive a life table for a cohort with defined age, sex,...