ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL

The necessity to improve assessment of aviation security screeners’ competence has been analyzed. Computer based training systems have been widely used in the process of screeners’ training and evaluating the results of training. The main advantage of similar systems application is the possibility o...

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Main Authors: B. V. Zubkov, A. K. Volkov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation 2018-07-01
Series:Научный вестник МГТУ ГА
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Online Access:https://avia.mstuca.ru/jour/article/view/1257
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description The necessity to improve assessment of aviation security screeners’ competence has been analyzed. Computer based training systems have been widely used in the process of screeners’ training and evaluating the results of training. The main advantage of similar systems application is the possibility of adaptation to the individual screeners’ requirements by changing the level of training task complexity. The efficiency of applying these systems is proved by foreign researches. To assess the results of screeners’ activity the dangerous image projection data is also used. The analysis of modern approaches to assess the screeners’ activity efficiency showed that they do not completely take into account x-ray image complexity factors affecting the results of screeners’ activity monitoring. There have been presented and tested A. Birnbaum two-parameter model, which is used to assess the screeners’ proficiency competence by means of testing. According to International Civil Aviation Organization recommendations the x-ray image data base has been formed; it includes four blocks of prohibited items. Within the suggested model the probability of detecting prohibited items by aviation security screeners is considered as functions of such parameters as the difference between level of qualification and level of x-ray images complexity, and also between the aviation security screeners’ structure of their professional knowledge. The solution of the task to search A. Birnbaum model parameters values by using maximum likelihood method have been offered. Within the model the qualification level characteristic functions, which describe multi-complexity level of x-ray image interpretation competency of the aviation security screener, were generated and explored. Complex criterion to assess the level of the aviation security screener qualification is offered and tested. The suggested criterion allows to evaluate aviation security screeners’ competency taking into account not only the average level of qualification, but its possible variance. The suggested criterion may be used while selecting and certificating the screeners when the requirement to detect at least 95% prohibited items is applied.
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spelling doaj.art-793fc0a58e3b442780d196e8d16ae4ca2023-03-13T07:19:19ZrusMoscow State Technical University of Civil AviationНаучный вестник МГТУ ГА2079-06192542-01192018-07-01213566610.26467/2079-0619-2018-21-3-56-661203ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODELB. V. Zubkov0A. K. Volkov1Московский государственный университет гражданской авиации, г. МоскваУльяновский институт гражданской авиации имени Главного маршала авиации Б.П. Бугаева, г. УльяновскThe necessity to improve assessment of aviation security screeners’ competence has been analyzed. Computer based training systems have been widely used in the process of screeners’ training and evaluating the results of training. The main advantage of similar systems application is the possibility of adaptation to the individual screeners’ requirements by changing the level of training task complexity. The efficiency of applying these systems is proved by foreign researches. To assess the results of screeners’ activity the dangerous image projection data is also used. The analysis of modern approaches to assess the screeners’ activity efficiency showed that they do not completely take into account x-ray image complexity factors affecting the results of screeners’ activity monitoring. There have been presented and tested A. Birnbaum two-parameter model, which is used to assess the screeners’ proficiency competence by means of testing. According to International Civil Aviation Organization recommendations the x-ray image data base has been formed; it includes four blocks of prohibited items. Within the suggested model the probability of detecting prohibited items by aviation security screeners is considered as functions of such parameters as the difference between level of qualification and level of x-ray images complexity, and also between the aviation security screeners’ structure of their professional knowledge. The solution of the task to search A. Birnbaum model parameters values by using maximum likelihood method have been offered. Within the model the qualification level characteristic functions, which describe multi-complexity level of x-ray image interpretation competency of the aviation security screener, were generated and explored. Complex criterion to assess the level of the aviation security screener qualification is offered and tested. The suggested criterion allows to evaluate aviation security screeners’ competency taking into account not only the average level of qualification, but its possible variance. The suggested criterion may be used while selecting and certificating the screeners when the requirement to detect at least 95% prohibited items is applied.https://avia.mstuca.ru/jour/article/view/1257авиационная безопасностьоператор досмотровой техникиоценка профессиональной подготовленностихарактеристическая функциякритерий подготовленностиадаптивный подход
spellingShingle B. V. Zubkov
A. K. Volkov
ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL
Научный вестник МГТУ ГА
авиационная безопасность
оператор досмотровой техники
оценка профессиональной подготовленности
характеристическая функция
критерий подготовленности
адаптивный подход
title ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL
title_full ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL
title_fullStr ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL
title_full_unstemmed ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL
title_short ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL
title_sort assessment of aviation security screeners profficiency by means of applying the a birnbaum two parameter model
topic авиационная безопасность
оператор досмотровой техники
оценка профессиональной подготовленности
характеристическая функция
критерий подготовленности
адаптивный подход
url https://avia.mstuca.ru/jour/article/view/1257
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