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| Research article summary (published 30 May 2002): |
Training and assessing complex decision-making in a virtual environment.
Full Abstract
The current report describes a procedure for training and assessing complex decision-making in a virtual environment. Focusing on small unit leaders, 7 experienced and 7 inexperienced Army platoon leaders performed missions in a combat simulator, where they were required to direct the activities of 3 subordinate leaders and computer-generated forces in 4 different operations in a virtual urban setting. Objective and subjective assessments of the training value of the simulations showed that both experienced an inexperienced platoon leaders improved their decision-making across the four missions, and both groups rated this "virtual environment" training procedure as useful and positive. Lessons learned and implications for designing similar training protocols for other domains are discussed.
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Author information
Author/s: Pleban, Robert J (RJ); Matthews, Michael D (MD); Salter, Margaret S (MS); Eakin, David E (DE);
Affiliation: U.S. Army Research Institute, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article
Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 94 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 871-82
Dates: Created 2002/06/25; Completed 2002/12/19; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12081293, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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