VARWARS Exercise Evaluation Procedure Process Rating Scales User's Guide
Abstract
The Director of the Combined Arms and Services Staff School requested assistance in conducting an evaluation of the school's present curriculum for teaching group problem-solving skills. The request necessitated the development of a methodology to measure these skills. This report and its companion entitled, 'VARWARS: A Group Problem Solving Exercise,' document the methodology and provide guidance for implementation. This report contains rating scales tailored to the 'VARWARS' problem. The scales are used to evaluate the actions taken by a group in developing a solution and certain behavioral descriptions to assist observers in making ratings. The manual also contains recommendations for use and suggestions concerning data analysis. Although the scales described in this manual are tailored to the VARWARS problem, most of the information can be used for evaluating other group problem-solving exercises. Footnotes indicate the changes necessary to adapt the scales to other problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA198937
Entities
People
- Delane K. Garlinger
- James W. Lussier
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences