Moscow psychologists have introduced a new method for evaluating teamwork skills.

Researchers from the laboratory "Information Technologies for Psychological Diagnostics" at MGPPU, Mikhail Mikhailovsky, Sergey Ermakov, and Natalia Yuryeva, discovered that collaborative work on a flight simulator enhances interaction skills. The findings of the study are published in the scientific journal "Modeling and Data Analysis."

The experiment involved ninth-grade students and third- and fourth-year university students. Participants worked in pairs on a flight simulator, where they were required to jointly operate the aircraft. To assess teamwork skills, the researchers applied the "triangle scheme," which allowed for the analysis of both individual and joint actions. Transition probability matrices were also used to study the dynamics of task performance.

The experiments were conducted in three stages: individual work of the first participant, individual work of the second participant, and the joint activity of both. Data on the participants' actions were recorded and analyzed using specialized software.

The results of the pilot experiments showed significant improvement in participants' skills. For instance, one participant demonstrated an 82.2 percent progress in individual activities, and improved coordination of actions within the team was also noted.

Thus, the research confirmed the effectiveness of the new methodology for analyzing interactions and emphasized the importance of both individual and team learning for achieving success in collaborative activities.