The High Performer Track: An Analysis on Infantry Training Methods
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the learning methods and training techniques in the High Performer Track (HPT) program for possible replication at other formal schools and fleet units. This thesis applied a qualitative analysis to the learning methods and training techniques from the program and quantitative analysis on how the HPT Marines performed at the advanced infantry schools compared with their peers. In 2018, the Secretary of Defense established the Close Combat Lethality Task Force (CCLTF). One of the outcomes of the CCLTF was the Marine Corps pilot HPT program. The HPT program utilizes active learning methods and combines traditional with non-traditional training techniques. During the program, HPT Marines attend two advanced infantry schools with Marines who did not receive the HPT training. The qualitative analysis examines how the HPT program employed David A. Kolbs experiential learning theory, learning through teaching method, and Robert A. Bjorks concept of desirable difficulty. The quantitative analysis was inconclusive due to the small HPT sample size. Continuing and expanding the HPT program and conducting a limited experiment at other schools would increase the sample size and allow for further analysis on the effectiveness of the HPT learning methods and training techniques.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1114378
Entities
People
- John B. Jr Strange
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School