Contract with the Institute for Curriculum and Instruction (ICI).
Abstract
The Director of Maintenance Training and Management, Headquarters TAC, requested that we study the training/learning strategies developed and copyrighted by the Institute for Curriculum and Instruction (ICI) to see if the strategies could significantly improve crew chief performance. The primary objective of our effort was to have ICI demonstrate that their strategies better prepare Air Force mechanics to perform their jobs under changing conditions. Five maintenance instructors were trained in the use of the ICI strategies and then began teaching their FC and DCC courses using these strategies. Students in these courses were tracked to their flightline assignments. Their performance on the flightline, along with the performance of their assigned aircraft, were compared with a control group at each base to evaluate if the ICI approach actually improved Air Force maintenance training. Conventionally trained crew chiefs were compared with 35 ICI-trained students over a ten-month period to obtain both objective and subjective measures of performance. Several conclusions were drawn from our study. First, to evaluate the effectiveness of training, environmental changes must be considered. Second, motivation and attitudes will directly affect training results. Third, curriculum design will affect both trainee motivation and receptiveness. Fourth, ICI-trained instructors were more confident of themselves and their students, they felt better about their jobs, and they produced better graduates than the other instructors who had not received ICI training. We believe ATC should examine ICI's strategies for possible applications, e.g., instructor training courses, technical training centers, etc.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA153698
Entities
People
- J. Sonnenberg
- R. Drewitt