INCREASING TEAM PROFICIENCY THROUGH TRAINING. I. A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH
Abstract
The basic position of the program of research described is that the relationships which exist among the reinforcement parameters in the team training situation are fundamental variables in the attainment of team proficiency; and, that these relationships can be manipulated and measured in the laboratory. As a consequence, the learning-theoretic approach being used represents a departure from most previous efforts to understand and improve the performance of working teams. The success or failure of this research program will be evidenced not only in how adequately it can describe team behavior, but in how well it can provide detailed recommendations as to methods for controlling team proficiency through training. The approach depends heavily upon four contributing factors: (1) the empirical, scientific knowledge of variables influencing learning by individuals; (2) the detailed analysis of previous work concerned with modifying group performance; (3) the experience gained from field studies of operational teams; and, (4) the preliminary investigations, pilot studies, and trial analyses carried out during the initial development of the Team Training Laboratory. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0252866
Entities
People
- David J. Klaus
- Robert Glaser
Organizations
- American Institutes for Research