DTIC ADA128824: Training and Retention of Armor pdf

DTIC ADA128824: Training and Retention of Armor

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Platoons within three Armor One Station Unit Training (OSUT) companies were assigned to one of three M85 training schedules; a single four- hour block, two four-hour blocks received in one day, or two four-hour blocks separated by at least one week. One of the three companies was also shown videotaped demonstrations of M85 tasks. GO/NO GO data on M85 and M240 tasks were gathered by evaluators from the Directorate of Plans and Training (DPT) at Fort Knox. M85 performance was measured at the end of the OSUT cycle, whereas M240 scores were gathered at both mid- and end-of-cycle tests. In addition to GO/NO GO performance, ARI data gatherers collected execution times on M240 tasks. The findings included: (a) no effect of training schedule and introduction of videotaped demonstrations on M85 task performance or M240 retention; (b) poor performance on M85 mechanical training tasks which the OSUT personnel did not expect on the end-of-cycle test; (c) reliable decreases in M240 performance between mid- and end-of-cycle tests; and (d) task execution times revealed subtle changes in performance not shown by GO/NO GO scores

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 5/1/1981
• Year: 1981
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Morrison, John E., ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA, *ARMY TRAINING, *MACHINE GUNS, PERFORMANCE TESTS, SCORING, SCHEDULING, ARMOR, TEST AND EVALUATION

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