Measured attitudes regarding cockpit management were contrasted for pilots whose line flying performance was independently evaluated by Check Airmen as above or below average. A highly significant discriminant function was obtained indicating that these attitudes are significant predictors of behavior. The performance of 95.7% of the pilots was correctly classified by the analysis. Implications...

Students' academic experiences can influence their conceptualization of science. In contrast experts hold particular beliefs, perceptions, opinions, and attitudes about science that are often absent in first-year undergraduate students. Shifts toward more expert-like attitudes and views have been linked to improved student engagement, critical-thinking ability, conceptual understanding, and aca...

This study examined dl~erences among IS developers’ creative styles, based on Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation theory [34]. Propositions were developed and tested to identlh whether IS developers’ creative styles were related to their attitudes toward a sojhvare process innovation which they had recently adopted (client/server developmen~ and to their overall job satisfaction and performance. Based...

OBJECTIVES The authors conducted a randomised controlled trial of four pedagogical methods commonly used to deliver teamwork training and measured the effects of each method on the acquisition of student teamwork knowledge, skills, and attitudes. METHODS The authors recruited 203 senior nursing students and 235 fourth-year medical students (total N = 438) from two major universities for a 1-d...

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is designed to measure implicit attitudes, and is often claimed to reveal prejudicial attitudes that are at odds with explicit attitudes. Numerous proposals as to the information processing mechanisms underlying human performance on the IAT have been suggested, many or all of which may well play a role. This makes it difficult to study them and their interact...

In this study, we examine the effect of social network structure and information and communication technologies (ICT) use on performance attitudes of knowledge-intensive workers in dispersed occupational communities. We first develop a theoretical framework and use it to develop a valid and reliable survey instrument. Secondly, we apply structural hole measures (constraint and efficiency) for e...