DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF TRAINING METHODS FOR THE RAPID ACQUISITION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS

Abstract

The feasibility was studied of machine-teaching enough of a foreign language to combat soldiers to enable them to obtain tactical information from newly captured prisoners of war. The course material used in the pilot study was limited to tactical subject matter, presented by means of dual-tract tape recorders, and arranged to build and sustain motivation and maximize learning efficiency without use of human instructors. The results of this study, as measured by both academic and job-simulated tests, support the feasibility of machine-teaching limited foreign language skills. The methodology developedhas further possible application in foreign language teaching.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0271642

Entities

People

  • Andre Zinovieff
  • Eugene H. Rocklyn
  • Richard I. Moren

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Efficiency
  • Foreign Languages
  • Instructors
  • Language
  • Learning
  • Materials
  • Motivation
  • Pilot Studies
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Recording Systems
  • Tape Recorders
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation