A Comparison of Black Student Performance and White Student Performance in Naval Aviation Training.

An Evaluation of Minority and Female Performance in Army Rotary Wing Aviation Training. Volume 2. Evaluation Report

“…Finding differences between minority and majority groups on entry level tests is not unique to this study. Baisden and Doll (1978) compared the selection test scores of Black Naval aviation trainees with the average scores for all naval aviation trainees and concluded, "Clearly, the samples under study... (Black Naval aviation trainees plus a matched group of white trainees) ... represent the lower end of the Academic Qualification Test/Flight Aptitude Rating (AQT/FAR) score continuum." This suggests that, if the FAST and GT tests relate to performance in flight training, Blacks, Hispanics, and Females may experience more difficulty in acquiring flying skills than would the typical IERW student.…”

“…The approach used for the current evaluation closely followed that used by Baisden and Doll, 1978, in their investigation of black vs white performance in Naval aviation training. Both investigations relied on matching each minority student with a white male on entry scores/ variables that predict flight training performance.…”

“…A complete description of how these data were gathered and derived is discussed in the text. The approach used for this evaluation was a matched groups design modeled after Baisden and Doll (1978). For reasons of small n and incomplete data, a measure-by-measure matched group power analysis was employed (Cohen, 1977).…”

A Comparison of College Background, Pipeline Assignment, and Performance in Aviation Training for Black Student Naval Aviators and White Student Naval Aviators.

“…The sample used in this study consisted of the same students described in detail in the first report of this series (2) and shown by procurement source and year in Appendix A. In summary, they were 99 black students entering naval aviation training during CY73-CY76, and a comparison sample of 172 white…”

“…Previous reports involved comparisons of black and of white civilian procured applicants in terms of 1) passing rates for different cutoff scores on the Academic Qualification Test (AQT) and on the Flight Aptitude Rating (FAR), 2) distribution of applicants and performance on the AQT/FAR according to test region and college major, and 3) reasons for nonselection and declination (1). In addition, comparisons were made of black students and a matched sample of white students in pilot training, using such performance measures as aelection test scores, training grades, and pass/attrite (2).…”