DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN IMPROVED RADIO OPERATOR COURSE (MOS 05B20).

Abstract

The report describes the development and evaluation of an improved radio operator course approved for use by the U. S. Army. Existing training was reorganized according to the principle of functional context, a method of sequencing training content so the student learns the intended use of new instructional material before being introduced to the material itself. The duties of a radio operator were examined to see how they could be arranged into specific tasks to be taught in progressive sequence; since each successive task is embedded in a context of tasks that he has already learned to perform, the trainee learns to perform all of them with relative ease. The effectiveness of the revised course was determined by comparing 10 standard and 20 revised classes in 1967-68.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0710865

Entities

People

  • Donald F. Polden
  • Joseph S. Ward
  • S. James Goffard

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Instructional Materials
  • Materials
  • Sequences
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.