Experimental Evaluation of Performance Feedback Using the Dismounted Infantry Virtual After Action Review System. Long Range Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology Program

Abstract

Training soldiers for modern warfare is a critical and complex undertaking. An important tool used to train soldiers is the after action review (AAR), during which soldier trainees review positive and negative aspects of past training performances. The Dismounted Infantry Virtual After Action Review System (DIVAARS), created by the Army Research Institute and the Institute for Simulation and Training, allows soldiers to review past immersive training exercises. Our experimental team planned to use DIVAARS to study variables that may influences the effectiveness of performance feedback in an AAR. Planned experiments were to isolate and evaluate the roles of feedback timing, content, and teamed review on AAR quality and comprehensiveness and reviewers' situation awareness and perceived workload. Unfortunately, due to complications surrounding the acquisition of active duty military participants, we were unable to complete our proposed experiments. The following report describes the results of oar literature review and the tasks we were able to complete in support of ARI/PEOSTR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 14, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474315

Entities

People

  • Coret K. Fallon
  • Ernesto A. Bustamante
  • James P. Bliss
  • Katherine M. Ely

Organizations

  • Old Dominion University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Processing
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.