Improving SAC's Inspector General Aircrew Testing Program.

Abstract

The Strategic Air Command (SAC) is in the middle of the largest conceptual change in the command's history. Beginning in 1985, the command has restructured the way it thinks about tactical matters. Driven by the increasing Soviet threat, SAC rewrote its tactical doctrine and placed greater demands upon its aircrews to learn new information. The Inspector General's (IG) testing system is a blanket approach, not reflecting sound educational testing guidance. Tests remain basically the same in form and content as before the new tactics initiatives. The author's purpose is to examine ways for the IG to improve the testing process, accurately measure aircrew knowledge, and assess whether the crews are ready to perform their mission. The author will examine testing history, discuss the attributes of a good examination, examine how other commands and service test, discuss non-written evaluation systems, and, finally, make recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194333

Entities

People

  • Edward T. Dixon

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Books
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Flight Crews
  • Instructors
  • Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Recognition
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.