A BRIEF HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION TRAINING

Abstract

The paper presents a selective review of previous and contemporary methods of teaching aircraft recognition to personnel manning forward area air defense weapons. Methods in use since about 1940, including the WEFT System (image-analysis concept), the Renshaw System (whole-image concept), the modified WEFT-Renshaw System (learning of aircraft features), and a method are examined. Research designed to coordinate studies of training with generalization, retention, and transfer in order to provide a better assessment of training effectiveness, is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676791

Entities

People

  • Arthur C. Vicory

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Forward Areas
  • Human Resources
  • Identification
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Observers
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Training Aircraft
  • Visual Acuity
  • Visual Perception

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design