How to Determine Training Device Requirements and Characteristics: A Handbook for Training Developers
Abstract
This handbook was prepared for use by the U.S. Army training developers and others accountable for determining requirements for and characteristics of training devices to support hardware fielding. It contains a description of a methodology for performing the front-end analysis needed to determine what tasks have to be trained (training requirements); the need for a training device(s) as a medium for developing required task skills (training device requirements); and the characteristics that the device should possess in order to promote effective learning (training device characteristics). The handbook supplements and extends the contents of ISD Pamphlet 350-30 in that it: (1) further details the process for developing task descriptions and acquiring other job information needed to assess the demands imposed on the operator by the equipment, operational environment, other crew members and interactive systems; (2) provides additional criteria and rating scales for use in the task analysis process; (3) allows for specific identification of requirements for training equipment (actual or device) as opposed to the ISD process which leads to the identification and selection of generic training media alternatives; and (4) leads to the identification of specific characteristics of devices needed to provide the essential skills training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA088552
Entities
People
- Dorothy L. Finley
- Henry P. Lenzycki