How formal training affects soldier attitudes and behaviors towards digitization / John S. Barnett.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Barnett, John S.

Contributor:

U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Simulator Systems Research Unit

Series:

Technical report (U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences) ; 1142.

Technical report ; 1142

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Armed Forces--Training of.

United States.

Armed Forces (United States).

Attitude (Psychology)--United States.

Attitude (Psychology).

Human behavior.

Digital electronics--United States.

Digital electronics.

Soldiers--Training of--United States.

Soldiers.

human behavior.

Soldiers--Training of.

Physical Description:

xii, 28, [18] pages : digital, PDF file.

Place of Publication:

[Orlando, Fla.] : Simulator Systems Research Unit, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, [2003]

Summary:

This research measured how formal training affects Soldier patterns of behavior and attitudes towards digitization. A set of questionnaires was administered to 24 enlisted Soldiers and 12 officers attending formal classroom training for the Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) digital system. One questionnaire was administered before training, and a second after training was complete. The questionnaires assessed Soldier opinions of FBCB2 usefulness and also their attitudes associated with using the system. Soldier responses before and after training were compared to assess how training affected their attitudes and behaviors towards digitization. Results showed Soldiers generally feel FBCB2 is useful and worth the additional effort required to learn the systems. It also indicated that formal training in digital systems has a significant positive effect on Soldiers' attitudes and behaviors towards digital systems. The results also seem to indicate that training may help Soldiers avoid maladaptive behavior patterns that have been identified in other areas. Behaviors such as disuse or over-reliance on automated systems, a significant problem in other areas, were relatively rare for Soldiers attending formal training.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on May 6, 2008).

"October 2003."

Includes bibliographical references (page 27).

"Army Project Number 20262785A790."

"Personnel Performance and TrainingTechnology."

Other Format:

Barnett, John S. How formal training affects soldier attitudes and behaviors towards digitization

OCLC:

74263804

Access Restriction:

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.