论文信息 - Armor Procedural Skills: Learning and Retention

Armor Procedural Skills: Learning and Retention

Abstract : A critical issue in planning military training is in estimating the requirements for initial and refresher training, The present research investigated the learning and retention of a subset of eight armor tasks selected to represent tasks that vary in length, complexity, and extent of practice in operational units. Two data collections were conducted. One collected performance data from soldiers in operational units; the other utilized soldiers attending One Station Unit Training (OSUT) in Armor Military Occupational Specialty (19E). Soldiers in the operational unit sample had been out of OSUT entry training for up to 72 months. The operational unit soldiers took a one-time performance test on all eight tasks. Results were consistent with previous skill retention research. Multiple regression analysis was used to predict the slopes of the retention function for each task for the combined sample. The results of the OSUT, unit, and combined samples support a representation of the skill retention curve in which a rapid decay occurs soon after training with little change in performance for samples tested later. Key words: Skill learning, Training, Armor, Retention(psychology), Army training, Armor training, Job performance, Modeling.

C M Knerr | J H Harris | D K O'Brien | P J Sticha | S L Goldberg

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