Training with Simulated Team Members (Trainen met Gesimuleerde Teamieden).
Abstract
A task is labelled as a team task when people have to conduct a task that each of them could not have done alone. Team tasks consists of three components: 1. The individual tasks of the team members;2. The cooperation and coordination between team members;and 3. The motivation and attitudes of the team members. These components are vital for team performance and should therefore also be addressed during the training of teams. However, the field of team training is still underdeveloped, especially for training regarding the second component: the cooperation and coordination between team members. For some fields or aspects training concepts have been developed, e.g. cross training and Crew Resource Management training. But it is not clear whether these training concepts can be used for other kinds of team tasks. Little research has addressed the issue of the timing of training regarding the different components. In most cases the team members are first trained individually until they have mastered their own individual tasks. Them team members train together to learn how to cooperate and how to coordinate their tasks. Whether this is always the optimal trajectory is unknown. Both training in teams and training individually have advantages and disadvantages. Individial training is easier to control and the training can be adapted to one particular student. However, the three components can only be integrated when team members are training together. And this improves the transfer of knowledge and skills. Practicing with simulated team members offers the advantages of training apart and training together.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 13, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA342546
Entities
People
- D. M. Verstegen