A Systematic Approach to Training Program Evaluation
Abstract
A training program for transitioning tank crewman from the M60A1 to the M1 tank was evaluated during the operational test for the M1. The training program was evaluated systematically using a series of job aids and data collection forms developed by the Army Research Institute (ARI). The evaluation method used was thorough--lesson plans, training, procedures, and testing procedures were all evaluated--yet simple. The data collection forms were completed by mid-level noncommissioned officers whose only experience in evaluation consisted of a three-day workshop. Completed data collection forms were returned to the training analyst, an ARI researcher, who identified deficiencies in the training program from the information appearing on the forms. When soldiers could not pass course embedded tests, the method provided objective information about what had gone wrong during training and how to modify the training program to improve it.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADP001392
Entities
People
- Bob G. Witmer
- D. M. Kristiansen
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences