Assessment of Performance Measurement Methodologies for Collective Military Training
Abstract
This report describes the state of the art in military collective performance measurement methodologies, particularly those used in the Army. The research, which is based on a large literature review, covers past, present, and emerging training systems and performance measurement issues. It discusses problems in collective training research, such an inadequate definitions of collective concepts, lack of team development models, and difficulties in differentiating between individual and collective skills. Difficulties specifying objectives, conditions, and standards lead to lack of measurement reliability. Reliability issues are discussed in relation to Army Training and Evaluation Programs (ARTEP) and other current training devices (e.g., SIMNET). The conclusions recommend (1) further study of important dimensions of collective training, (2) utilization of critical incidents methodologies to identify fundamental characteristics of effective collective behaviors, and (3) development of reliable, standardized measurement systems that should test the efficacy of surrogate measurement. Keywords: Training devices, Assessment, Simulation, Teams(Personnel), Performance(Human), Work measurement, Army training, Missions, Reliability, Computerized simulation, Scoring.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA227971
Entities
People
- David A. Hofmann
- Janet T. Turnage
- Thomas L. Houser
Organizations
- University of Central Florida