Lessons Learned in Research on Command Group Training

Abstract

This report summarizes lessons learned in research on command group training conducted by the Army Research Institute's Fort Leavenworth Field Unit from 1976 to 1984. The lessons learned are grouped under the headings of training objectives, performance measurement, training effectiveness, and feedback. Major results include the development of more objective measures of command group performance, the finding that battle simulations satisfy certain training objectives better than others, and the beneficial effects of providing additional feedback during training. The lessons learned in this research were used in the development and operation of battalion command group training systems. They can also be used to facilitate the developement of future systems to train command groups at corps and division levels. Keywords: Battle simulations; Command group training; Communication; Performance measurement; Training effectiveness; Training feedback; Training objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186996

Entities

People

  • Ira T. Kaplan

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Defense
  • Army Training
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Fire Support
  • Indirect Fire
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Research
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Social Sciences
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.