ROTC Validation Study of LEADER MATCH IV, Programmed Instruction in Leadership for the US Army

Abstract

A self-paced leadership training program, LEADER MATCH IV, was tested in the ROTC Advanced Summer Camp for cadets at the end of their junior year of college. Of 18 schools with ROTC programs, nine were randomly selected for the control condition. In the other nine schools ROTC cadets were instructed to read the LEADER MATCH manuals carefully. At camp all cadets were assigned at random to platoons, and each held four or five different leadership positions for one day each. Leadership performance was evaluated by trained officer and NCO advisors as well as by peer ratings. Male and female cadets in the LEADER MATCH program performed significantly better on all leadership measures but no better on other performance measures than cadets in the control condition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056108

Entities

People

  • Fred E. Fiedler
  • Linda Mahar
  • Robert M. Carroll

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Doctrine
  • Group Processes (Social Psychology)
  • Instructions
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Leadership
  • Leadership Training
  • Military Research
  • Peer Groups
  • Programmed Instruction
  • Public Health
  • Ratings
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Universities

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.