Designing Instructional Simulations: Effects of Instructional Control and Type of Training Task on Developing Display-Interpretation Skills.

Abstract

Instructional simulation is becoming a major vehicle for teaching dynamic technical skills to aircrew members. However, few design principles are available that specify the most effective task formats and strategies for controlling events within instructional simulations. Part- and whole-task training formats and learner- and program control strategies were investigated separately in two experiments using a microcomputer-based instructional simulation that taught adults how to interpret spatial information on a simple head-up display. These two variables were then completely crossed in a third experiment to examine potential interactions. Program control and pan-task training resulted in the best performance, and significant interactions were detected among the two training variables. Implications on the design of instructional simulations are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294744

Entities

People

  • Joseph S. Mattoon

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Training
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Educational Psychology
  • Human Resources
  • Information Science
  • Instructions
  • Personal Computers
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Devices

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.