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Training aids for basic combat skills : developing map-reading skills

Title
Training aids for basic combat skills : developing map-reading skills / Richard L. Wampler, Martin L. Bink, Evelyn A. Cage.
Author
Wampler, Richard L.
Publication
Arlington, Virginia. : U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Bink, Martin L.
  • Cage, Evelyn A.
  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Description
viii, 16, A-3, B-3, C-2 pages : charts, map; 28 cm +
Summary
"The overarching goal was to develop a training aid that could be used by Initial Entry Training (IET) companies to assist Soldiers in improving map-reading skill proficiency. Training-aid development followed a five-phase process: Design, Development, Utilization, Assessment, and Revision. After developing two training aids, background information and hands-on practice, two IET companies completed the training-aid assessment process consisting of a test immediately following map-reading training, three weeks of using the aids, and a retention test. Low-performing Soldiers scored higher when they used the hands-on practice training aid and all Soldiers benefitted from the background-information training aid. Two separate packets were integrated into a single training packet that included both the background information and hands-on practice. Designing an adjunct training aid to be compatible with various levels of skill proficiency can be effective in improving training. The single pack will allow Soldiers to use the training aid without assistance and, because practice questions are of varying degrees of difficulty, will allow Soldiers at various skill levels to benefit"--DTIC.
Series Statement
Research report ; 1941
Uniform Title
Research report (U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences) ; 1941.
Alternative Title
Developing map-reading skills
Subject
  • Military maps > Study and teaching > United States
  • Military topography > Study and teaching > United States
  • Soldiers > Training of > United States
  • Basic training (Military education) > United States
  • Combat survival
  • Map reading
  • Military maps > Study and teaching
  • Basic training (Military education)
  • Soldiers > Training of
  • United States
Note
  • "March 2011."
  • "Army Project Number 633007A792"--P. i.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-16).
Access (note)
  • Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Funding (note)
  • Contract or grant no. : W74V8H-04-D-0045 (Do 0034)
OCLC
  • ocn741751824
  • 741751824
  • SCSB-1616601
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library