Instructor Certification Materials and Observation Instruments for Dragon Weapon Training

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a Dragon weapons instructor certification program. The Dragon is a portable, medium-range, antitank weapon system. For the experimental certification program, instructor training and assessment materials were developed and observation instruments were generated to record student behavior and proficiency and the content delivered and instructional design principles used by the instructors. The certification materials, observation forms, and a summary of the results are in the report. The certification program was successful in changing student behavior on three of the five tasks for which instructor training materials were developed. No changes occurred on the five control tasks. Data from the observation forms showed that desired changes in instructor behavior were more likely on the experimental than on the control tasks. (edc)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225218

Entities

People

  • Georgann Lucariello
  • Jamie W. Purvis
  • Jean L. Dyer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Army
  • Classification
  • Computers
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Malfunctions
  • Materials
  • Observation
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • STEM Education
  • Software Engineering