Factors Leading to the Acceptance or Rejection of Training Devices

Abstract

Factors influencing the level of acceptance of 16 complex training devices representing air, surface, and subsurface operations were studied by means of specially developed rating scales and questionnaires. A total of 326 Navy personnel, representing students, instructors, administrators, and maintenance technicians, participated in the study. A composite criterion of trainer acceptance was developed that was comprised of ratings of trainer effectiveness, judged adequacy of simulation, volunteered statements concerning the merits and shortcomings of each trainer, percent utilization, and ratio of hours-used to hours-requested. On the basis of this composite criterion, both highly accepted trainers and trainers with acceptance problems were identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752477

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Moe
  • Gene R. Kelley
  • Michael Mecherikoff
  • Robert R. Mackie

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Flight Crews
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Reliability
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design