Human Performance Knowledge, Models and Tools to Improve the Effectiveness of Naval Distance Learning (CD-ROM)

Abstract : ELECTRONIC FILE CHARACTERISTICS: 7 files; Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 CD-ROM; 4 3/4 in.; 8.01 MB. ABSTRACT: The UCLA Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (UCLA/CRESST) and CRESST's subcontractors, the University of Southern California Behavioral Technology Laboratory (USC/BTL) and the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education (USC/RSOE), have successfully performed work on the following tasks identified in the Statement of Work: 1) Develop Guidelines for Courseware Design, Development, and Evaluation; 2) Develop a Guidelines Delivery Tool; 3) Develop Assessment Models and Tools for Diagnosing Learner Problems; 4) Develop an Instructional Simulation System; 5) Conduct Research on Cognitive Determinants of Rifle Marksmanship; 6) Integrate an Instructional Simulation System with Assessment Models and Tools to Provide Remedial Instruction; 7) Develop a Simulation-Authoring System: a) to design, prototype, and test a PC-based training simulation or game that can provide remedial instruction; b) to design, prototype, and test a training simulation or game with assessment capabilities; and c) to design, prototype, and test an authoring system for producing simulations or games that support interactive training and assessment. The project was proposed for a three-year period of performance, but only the first year was funded. Because the funding was limited to the first year, the scope of tasks and the deliverables was also limited, and the proposed Task 8, "Perform Theoretical Work and Studies of Issues on the Psychometrics of Simulation" was not begun. This Final Report summarizes the goals of each of the seven tasks on which work was performed, the approach taken to complete each task, and project deliverables. Deliverables are provided as attachments to this report.