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Attributes | |
ACN | 958735 |
Time | |
Date | 201107 |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I completed the first phase of our computer based online integration training last night. I am very familiar with what the changes are because I am on the group that developed them; so I knew all the answers to the test.there have been numerous reports of pilots being able to complete the training without ever answering a question correctly. I chose to do this on purpose to validate or refute those claims. It is sad to say that I passed the test having not gotten one answer correct. I don't believe the current training as a whole is adequate; nor do I believe the validation is adequate; in that there is no test of actual assimilation.again; I truly understand the changes. I know why they were chosen as I am a participant in this process as a member of the integration group. I chose to exercise the system to validate that never answering correctly still allows a pilot to pass. I'm pretty sure that this is not the way to test. If a pilot can pass a test showing no skill or knowledge acquired; it is not a valid test. This seems to me to be a means to claim compliance with regulations instead of a real training program with objectives and validation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain; who had participated in the development of amalgamated cockpit procedures for two merged carriers; determined that it was possible to pass the test for understanding the online material without answering any of the test questions correctly.
Narrative: I completed the first phase of our computer based online integration training last night. I am very familiar with what the changes are because I am on the group that developed them; so I knew all the answers to the test.There have been numerous reports of pilots being able to complete the training without ever answering a question correctly. I chose to do this on purpose to validate or refute those claims. It is sad to say that I passed the test having not gotten one answer correct. I don't believe the current training as a whole is adequate; nor do I believe the validation is adequate; in that there is no test of actual assimilation.Again; I truly understand the changes. I know why they were chosen as I am a participant in this process as a member of the integration group. I chose to exercise the system to validate that never answering correctly still allows a pilot to pass. I'm pretty sure that this is not the way to test. If a pilot can pass a test showing no skill or knowledge acquired; it is not a valid test. This seems to me to be a means to claim compliance with regulations instead of a real training program with objectives and validation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.