Models of Morse Code Skill Acquisition: Simulation and Analysis

Abstract

The simulation described in this report predicts details of performance for students learning to copy Morse code at high speeds of transmission. Specifically, the model predicts the probability of a correct response, an incorrect response, a period (no guess) response, no response, and a correct response for each of the five serial positions in a group. The simulation also predicts the time it takes to execute both a correct and incorrect response and the time it takes to execute a period response. The model was derived from a cognitive analysis of the information processing demands on students and modeled with order-of-processing diagrams. A preliminary test was conducted with response data from students at the U.S. Army Intelligence School, Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263554

Entities

People

  • Donald L. Fisher
  • James T. Townsend

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Intelligence
  • Attrition
  • Auditory Perception
  • Cognition
  • Computer Programs
  • Information Processing
  • Mathematical Models
  • Morse Code
  • Operations Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Random Variables
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation