Measuring Digital Proficiency: Assessment Approaches and Echelon Considerations
Abstract
Digitization threatens to overwhelm trainers with observation requirements, making it crucial to identify aspects of unit performance likely to warrant the attention of trainers and others with a need to measure unit digital proficiency. This report encompasses two approaches used to target high-payoff measurement objectives. First, the research team described differences between brigade and battalion echelons in terms of how digital systems are employed. This approach assumed that a high priority for brigade exercises is to address brigade-unique aspects of digital proficiency. Second, the team described how units can use digital systems to gain two of the major advertised benefits of digitization, reducing fratricides and gaining greater control over how and when contact is made with the enemy. In addition to describing unit actions that can be supported by effectives use of digital systems (e.g., supporting unit transition from movement to maneuver), the team considered whether it is better to measure digital support of each action using an all-or-none approach or a graded approach. This latter consideration provides input for efforts to define digital proficiency levels.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA405055
Entities
People
- John C. Johnston
- Marc Legare
- Marcus G. Dudley
- Randall Hill
- William S. Jones