Target Acquisition and Analysis Training System (TAATS): Retention and Effects of Retraining
Abstract
Within the context of the Target Acquisition and Analysis Training System (TAATS), the Basic Combat Vehicle Identification (CVI) program was used to explore decay in recognition and identification (R&I) performance as time from training increases and to investigate the effects of subsequent training on performance. Four groups of 45 soldiers were selected from the 1st Cavalry and 2d Armored Divisions at Fort Hood, Texas. A control group received no training but was selected at 3-week intervals throughout the study period. Analysis of the test data leads to the following conclusions: (1) The greatest decay in recognition and identification performance after CVI training occurs within the 3-week period immediately following the training. Thereafter decay appears minimal or non-existent for up to 9 weeks. The research did not deal with retention beyond 9 weeks. (2) different soldiers require differing amounts of CVI training to attain specific levels of performance; once a specific level is attained, however, performance generally decays at the same rate for all. (3) Significant performance improvement occurs after initial training, after a second repetition of this training 3 weeks later, and also when the second repetition is given 6 weeks after initial training. (4) Combat vehicle identification performance levels obtained as a result of CVI training are correlated with General Technical (GT) score.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA204294
Entities
People
- Gary L. Shope
- Norman D. Smith
- Otto H. Heuckeroth
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences