Assessment of the Think Like a Commander Training Program
Abstract
The Think Like a Commander and the Adaptive Thinking Training Method have been used to train adaptive thinking, a specific component of battlefield thinking. The training method uses cognitive battle drills to apply deliberate practice training concepts to commanders' battlefield thinking skills and allows officers to model their battlefield understandings, plans, visualizations, and decisions after expert tactician's thinking patterns. The research described in this report documents the results of the use of the Think Like a Commander training program in the Armor Captain's Career Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and experimentally assesses the value of the training. The analysis indicated that use of the Think Like a Commander leads to significant performance gains in a critical area of battlefield thinking: the ability to rapidly analyze a tactical situation in order to identify the critical information needed for decision-making.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA425737
Entities
People
- James W. Lussier
- Scott B. Shadrick
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences