Modeling and Simulation in the Army Intermediate Level Education Critical Thinking Curriculum
Abstract
The United States Army recognizes that critical thinking is a vital skill for United States Army Officers to master in order to adapt to the complex environments of today. The modern curriculum in Intermediate Level Education (ILE) offers a program of critical thinking courses designed to introduce military officers to the foundations of thinking critically. Although these courses are well received, the lessons utilize only a few mental models, and are lacking in more modern simulations that meet the need of a generation that is stimulated with multimedia. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how modeling and simulation can enhance the critical thinking curriculum in ILE. This study focuses solely on critical thinking lessons identified in the core curriculum of the Command and General Staff Operations Course (CGSOC). In addition, utilization of indirect simulations, like Decisive Action(registered) and Eve Online(registered) can allow students to visualize and think critically about complex environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 12, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA623944
Entities
People
- Kyle M. Yanowski
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College