Evaluation of a Spatial Data Management System for Basic Skills Education

Abstract

The Army Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) needs materials to use in the Army Education Centers to instruct soldiers in the skills and knowledges that underlie their job task training. A potentially applicable technology, evaluated in this project, is the Spatial Data Management System (SDMS). One version of SDMS has a low-cost configuration that integrates microprocessors, videodiscs, and instructional software into an instructional delivery system. Some features that determined the choice of SDMS for this application were: 1) Simplicity, speed, and flexibility of operation; 2) Private, non-threatening learning environment; 3) Interactive movie component with student control of viewing perspective, level of detail, and action; and 4) surrogate travel component with student control of the rate of advance and route of travel. The current project enhanced the SDMS instructional capabilities by recording and analyzing student responses and providing feedback.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167879

Entities

People

  • B. L. Elder
  • C. M. Knerr
  • Paul J. Sticha
  • Peter F. Ramsberger
  • Richard D. Rosenblatt

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

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  • Biomedical

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  • Arachnid Bites And Stings
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
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  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programming
  • Health Services
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Operating Systems
  • Phosgene
  • Psychology
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  • Students
  • Wounds And Injuries

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • STEM Education
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.