THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING COURSE CONTENT FOR MILITARY TECHNICAL TRAINING

Abstract

Curriculum development procedures in use as of 1966 for first- enlistment technical training in the Army, Navy, and Air Force are analyzed. A model process for training curriculum development was defined from training research findings and practices: (a) Analyze the system, (b) develop task inventories, (c) develop a job model, (d) analyze its tasks, (e) derive training objectives, (f) develop the training program, and (g) monitor the trained product and modify the curriculum. A comparison between this model and the training development procedures in use in the services indicated a need for (a) better procedures for determining the adequacy of training content and the means for improvement; (b) detailed guidance for developing or conducting the first four steps of the model process, criteria for allocating training content to formal instruction or on-the-job learning, performance specifications for graduates, and feedback from training programs; and (c) more opportunities for career fields in training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0689005

Entities

People

  • Eugene F. Maccaslin
  • Harold G. Hunter
  • Harold Wagner
  • J. Daniel Lyons
  • Robert G. Smith Jr.

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Doctrine
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Flight Training
  • Job Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Trainees
  • Training Management

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.