User's Manual for Predicting Military Task Retention

Abstract

This Research Product presents an easy-to-use method for predicting how rapidly individual tasks are forgotten when they are not practiced. This method is geared to help those at the Squad, Platoon, Company, or Battalion Level who must make training and retraining decisions. Instructions for using both a paper-and-pencil and a computer-based version are given. Keywords: Skill retention, Task retention, Performance prediction, Skill maintenance, Task proficiency, Skill proficiency, Task difficulty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160416

Entities

People

  • A. M. Rose
  • H. H. Shettel
  • J. D. Hagman
  • P. H. Radtke

Organizations

  • American Institutes for Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Computers
  • Errors
  • Hard Copy
  • Identification
  • Instructions
  • Intervals
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Personality
  • Social Sciences
  • Time Intervals
  • Training
  • Training Management

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design