WHOLE VERSUS PART TRAINING AS A FUNCTION OF TASK DIMENSIONS
Abstract
Three experiments were performed to investigate pure-part, progressiv -part, simplified, and whole training techniques as a function of several task parameters. Experiment I compared all four methods as a function of the complexity of a three-dimensional tracking task. The whole method was superior, but the relative efficiency of the progressive-part method increased as task complexity increased. Experiment II compared progressive-part, simplified, and whole training as a function of the complexity of a discrete control task. Again, the whole method was superior, but both simplified and progressive practice increased in relative efficiency as complexity was raised. The final experiment investigated progressive-part and whole practice as a function of both task complexity and task organization. For tasks of high complexity the progressive-part method was superior under conditions of low organization and the whole method superior under conditions of high organization. With tasks of low complexity, whole methods were somewhat superior under conditions of high or low organization. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 18, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0277617
Entities
People
- Alfred H. Fuchs
- George E. Briggs
- James C. Naylor
Organizations
- Ohio State University