A Comparison of Adaptive and Nonadaptive Training Strategies in the Acquisition of a Physically Complex Psychomotor Skill.

Autor/inn/en	Riedel, James A.; und weitere
Institution	Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, San Diego, CA.
Titel	A Comparison of Adaptive and Nonadaptive Training Strategies in the Acquisition of a Physically Complex Psychomotor Skill.
Quelle	(1975), (36 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Analysis of Covariance; Individualized Instruction; Industrial Training; Job Training; Methods Research; Military Personnel; Research Methodology; Simulation; Skill Development; Tables (Data); Training Methods; Welding + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individualisierender Unterricht; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Industriebetriebslehre; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Methodenforschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Tabelle; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Schweißen
Abstract	Results of research to determine if an adaptive technique could be used to teach a physically complex psychomotor skill (specifically, performing on an arc welding simulator) more efficiently than the skill could be taught with a nonadaptive technique are presented. Sixty hull maintenance technician firemen and fireman apprentice trainees were selected randomly to perform on the simulator and were given pre- and post-training tests. Analysis of covariance was used on the data, and results indicate no significant difference between the effectiveness of adaptive and fixed schedules in training the skill studied. An introduction discusses the problem, purpose, and background of the study, as well as presenting a rationale for adoption and a history of adaptive applications. Research methodology is examined in terms of the subject, apparatus, experimental setting and design, and procedures. A discussion of the results, conclusions, and recommendations are presented. Six tables and eight figures supplement the text. It is recommended that since there may be a relationship between physical task complexity and the utility of adaptive/fixed training strategies, further research to understand the potential interaction between these two variables be undertaken. (LH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC