Goals and Feedback in Command Group Training,
Abstract
The use of feedback was investigated in five battalion command group training exercises provided by CATTS, the Combined Arms Tactical Training Simulator, at Fort Leavenworth in 1982-1983. Data were collected by interviews and questionnaires. A pre-training interview asked the battalion commander and his staff to describe both their unit and their personal goals for the exercise. A post-training interview explored the degree to which unit and personal goals had been met and the players' perceptions of the individual and group feedback that they had received. The results were analyzed with non-parametric statistics. Some of the principal results were as follows: There was great diversity in the goals of different command groups. Within a group, however, the commander and his staff often had similar unit goals. Reactions to feedback varied widely: although most welcome it, some wanted less. The feedback did not always address the players' goals. Commanders who stated more goals evaluated the feedback as less adequate.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADP003357
Entities
People
- C. W. Downs
- I. T. Kaplan
- K. Barge
- K. M. Johnson
Organizations
- University of Kansas