Learning, Retention and Transfer in Military Training.

Abstract

The report summarizes and analyzes the factors contributing to task difficulty in Naval jobs, and reports on further exploration of the influence of imagery and fidelity of simulation on learning, retention, and transfer. A survey of expert opinion regarding task difficulty and three experimental investigations were conducted during a one-year effort. The specific purpose of the task difficulty survey was to define those factors which significantly influence task difficulty in the operational Navy setting. These factors can be used to realistically manipulate the difficulty of tasks in laboratory investigations. Telephone interviews were conducted with 10 scientists, representing both military and civilian research organizations, to obtain the required information.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733964

Entities

People

  • Barbara K. Gonzalez
  • Bernard R. Bernstein

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Delphi Method
  • Education
  • Learning
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reliability
  • Scientific Organizations
  • Scientists
  • Simulations
  • Training

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.