Milich, Mark2019-09-262019-09-262019-09-26http://hdl.handle.net/2077/61864This study investigated whether competency assessments of professional Airline Pilots are subject to order effects such as primacy or recency effects. 18 examiners participated in a web-based experiment where they evaluated crew performance in three short video-recordings of a flight crew performing in a simulator. The scenarios, depicting three levels of competency, were randomly presented in either an improving or deteriorating order. A final, overall evaluation was made following the three scenarios. Results indicate no recency effects, although weak statistical signs of systematic differences in gradings between presentation orders exists. A low number of participants combined with high variations stipulates a cautious conclusion that order effects are likely to have been present and may skew the appraisal of true performance.engText