FAA pilot knowledge tests: Learning or rote memorization?

International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 277-290

  Casner, Stephen M ^a   Jones, Karen M ^b   Puentes, Antonio ^b   Irani, Homi ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; QUESTION TYPE;

TEACHING;

TESTING;

EID: 79953062807     PISSN: 15463214     EISSN: 19390300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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