The Effects of SIMNET Role-Playing on the Training of Prospective Platoon Leaders

The Effects of SIMNET Role-Playing on the Training of Prospective Platoon Leaders PDF

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Published: 1991

Total Pages: 43

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This investigation examined the relative value of having prospective armor platoon leaders engage in role-playing activities while using the Simulation Networking (SIMNET) training simulator. Training records were examined for 470 students in Armor Officer Basic (AOB) classes from late 1988 to mid-1989. During the SIMNET training exercises, 123 (26.2%), 115 (24.5%), 194 (41.3%), and 38 (8.1%) of these students acted as platoon leader, platoon sergeant, tank commander, and driver/gunner/loader, respectively. Regression analyses were performed on the measures obtained from course records. The results demonstrate that being in a platoon leadership position during SIMNET training leads to the highest performance evaluations. These findings imply that AOB students should have direct experience in platoon leadership positions during their SIMNET training.

Basic and Applied Memory Research

Basic and Applied Memory Research PDF

Author: Douglas J. Herrmann

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1317759702

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Basic researchers unlock the secrets of nature; applied researchers unlock the means by which those secrets of nature can change people's lives. Neither basic nor applied research has an independent impact. These volumes examine the convergence of basic and applied research in the field of memory. Volume 1: Theory and Context, focuses on the methods for understanding and applying basic memory theory, while Volume 2: Practical Applications, expands the understanding of practical memory research by providing in-depth research examples and findings. If the science of memory is to make a significant contribution to society, coordinating our basic and applied efforts and determining how they complement each other become of paramount importance. These volumes will help in this regard--both as textbooks demonstrating how to investigate memory and apply basic memory theory, and as reference sources leading to a better understanding of certain problems in basic and applied memory research. Readers of these volumes will gain a thorough grasp of the way major themes relate to basic and applied research collaboration, how programmatic basic and applied research can be conducted on particular memory problems, and the manner in which basic and applied work in major problem areas has been incorporated into the field of memory. Both volumes present important information that will be indispensable to researchers and students alike.