A Systematic Approach to Training Program Evaluation, (9999)
Witmer,Bob G., Kristiansen,D. M.
A training program for transitioning tank crewman from the M60A1 to the M1 tank was evaluated during the operational test for the M1. The training program was evaluated systematically using a series...
Measuring Presence in Virtual Environments (2006)
Witmer, Bob G., Singer, Michael F.
A primary argument for the efficacy of Virtual Environments (VE) applications is that the user is 'present' in the simulated environment. Presence is defined as the subjective experience of being in...
Trial Application of the Embedded Training Guide to an Armored System: Lessons Learned (2006)
In June 1991, the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences published 'A Guide for Early Embedded Training Decisions.' That document, for the first time, provided the Army...
Development of a Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT) Test of M1 Gunnery Proficiency. (2005)
Hoffman, R. G., Witmer, Bob G.
A test of M1 gunnery proficiency based on content analysis of Tank Table VIII engagement parameters was prepared for the Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT). The test is composed of four U-COFT...
Modeling Human Performance: Effects of Personal Traits and Transitory States (2003)
Witmer, Bob G., Jerome, Christian, Goldberg, Stephen L.
In a recently published report, Gillis, Hursh, Guest, Sweetman, & Ehrlich (2000) reported the development of a Human Performance Model (HPM) for representing realistic behavior by Computer Generated...
Guidelines for Conducting a Training Program Evaluation (TPE). (2002)
Kristiansen,Donald M., Witmer,Bob G.
Training Program Evaluation (TPE) is a systematic method for identifying and correcting training program deficiencies by collecting and analyzing information on the training objectives, soldier test...
A Job Aid for the Systematic Evaluation of Lesson Plans. (2002)
Kristiansen,Donald M., Witmer,Bob G.
This job aid addresses the problem of evaluating lesson plans with regard to the adequacy of the training prescriptions (description of the training events or learning experiences) contained in these...
Acquiring Real World Spatial Sklls in a Virtual World (2001)
Witmer, Bob G., Knerr, Bruce W.
In rehearsing specific missions soldiers frequently must learn about spaces to which they have no direct access. Virtual Environments (VF) representing those spaces can be constructed and used to...
Training Feedback Handbook. (1998)
Burnside,Billy L., Witmer,Bob G., Kristiansen,Donald M.
This handbook is designed to assist training developers and evaluators in structuring their collection of feedback. Six methods of collecting feedback are described, and practical guidelines for...
Witmer,Bob G., Kristiansen,Donald M.
A unique system designed to assist training managers or evaluators in increasing the effectiveness of training programs has been developed, tested, and refined. The Training Program Evaluation (TPE)...
Effects of Degraded Mode Gunnery Procedures on the Performance of M1 Tank Gunners. (1998)
The Unit Conduct of Fire Trainer (UCOFT) was used to determine the effects of using degraded mode gunnery procedures on the performance of 48 M1 experienced noncommissioned officers. Using the...
The Videodisk Gunnery simulator (VIGS) and the Unit Conduct of Fire Trainer (UCOFT) were used to crosstrain soldiers from an M60A3 armor unit as M1 tank gunners. Estimates of measurement reliability...
Campshure, David A., Witmer, Bob G., Drucker, Eugene H.
This research examined the effects of three types of variables on crew M1 Unit Conduct-of-Fire (U-COFT) gunnery proficiency during transition training: time spent training on the M1 U-COFT,...
Conducting Precision Range and Integrated Maneuver Exercise (PRIME) After-Action Reviews. (1998)
PRIME is a prototype tactical gunnery and maneuver training system being developed in conjunction with III Corps at Fort Hood. PRIME is designed to train armored vehicle crews and platoons in combat...
Witmer, Bob G., Kline, Paul B.
The accurate perception and estimation of distance is an important element of many military tasks. It is necessary for orienting oneself on the battlefield, for making optimal use of terrain features...
Knerr, Bruce W., Lampton, Donald R., Singer, Michael J., Witmer, Bob G., Goldberg, Stephen L.
The U.S. Army has made a considerable investment in the use of virtual environments (VE) to train combat forces, to evaluate new systems and operational concepts, and to rehearse specific missions....
Training Dismounted Soldiers in Virtual Environments: Enhancing Configuration Learning (1998)
Witmer, Bob G., Sadowski, Wallace J., Finkelstein, Neal M.
For nearly a decade the U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) has conducted research in using virtual environments (VE) to train dismounted soldiers. While...
A Guide for Early Embedded Training Decisions. Second Edition. (1997)
Witmer, Bob G., Knerr, Bruce W.
Embedded Training (ET) is training built into or added to a weapons system. Although Army policy requires training developers to consider ET before other training options, effective implementation of...