Training and Retention of Armor Machinegun Tasks
Abstract
Platoons within three Armor One Station Unit Training (OSUT) companies were assigned to one of three M85 training schedules; a single four- hour block, two four-hour blocks received in one day, or two four-hour blocks separated by at least one week. One of the three companies was also shown videotaped demonstrations of M85 tasks. GO/NO GO data on M85 and M240 tasks were gathered by evaluators from the Directorate of Plans and Training (DPT) at Fort Knox. M85 performance was measured at the end of the OSUT cycle, whereas M240 scores were gathered at both mid- and end-of-cycle tests. In addition to GO/NO GO performance, ARI data gatherers collected execution times on M240 tasks. The findings included: (a) no effect of training schedule and introduction of videotaped demonstrations on M85 task performance or M240 retention; (b) poor performance on M85 mechanical training tasks which the OSUT personnel did not expect on the end-of-cycle test; (c) reliable decreases in M240 performance between mid- and end-of-cycle tests; and (d) task execution times revealed subtle changes in performance not shown by GO/NO GO scores.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA128824
Entities
People
- David W. Bessemer
- John E. Morrison
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences