Research for Training Methods
December 1, 2004
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) is developing an elective course on wargaming theory and practice, the first session of which will be in the fall of 2002. This course is designed to elicit ideas for the advancement of the art and science of wargaming, particularly elements of wargaming that address current operational problems. The NWC asked CNA to support their development of this course by analyzing the skills important for creating wargames, and comparing those skills to the training content of the elective course. In addition, they asked us to develop a wargame construction kit (WCK) for use in the course. This kit was intended to provide students with a baseline and framework for practical exploration of the processes of creating wargames. Our analysis of the skills associated with the creation of wargames identified six critical skills: perspective, interpretation, research, analysis, creativity, and asking questions. This report also characterizes the different levels of skills that wargame creators might possess. The Wargame Construction Kit (WCK), included in this paper, has the potential to play a useful role in the exploration of wargame concepts and how to implement them practically. The WCK was designed as an operatuinal-level distillation.
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February 1, 2000
This annotated briefing documents the analysis conducted under task 2 of the N7-sponsored Navy fleet training migration study. In the analysis, we reviewed the training development process for a set of acquisitions, identified major crosscutting training issues for these acquisitions, address some training management oversight and support questions, and probed to see if mechanisms exist to assess the cumulative impact of training decisions on the fleet. We believe this project was well placed and timed since there are a number of factors (addressed in this report) that are changing the acquisition process and increasing the importance of training in it.
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March 1, 1998
This paper describes two federal programs that could facilitate the Navy's efforts to recruit pretrained people as well as benefit general recruiting efforts from community colleges: the School-to-Work Opportunities Act and the Tech Prep Act. It offers recommendations on how to apply these programs specifically to the Navy, in terms of the types of targeted fields of study and activities for active participation that are vital components of these federal programs. It also recommends forming partnerships to create tailor-made courses of study around training curricula that have significant civilian overlap, which could save significant training costs and enhance Navy's recruiting efforts at community colleges.
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March 1, 1997
In this study, we explored ways to quantify the costs and benefits of infusing technology into formal Navy schoolhouse training. At the outset, we worked with the Navy sponsor (N75) to identify a set of high interest and potential technologies - Automated Electronic Classroom (AEC) and Video Teletraining (VTT) - to pursue as a first order of business. This report discusses our analysis and findings concerning the use of AEC technology in Navy training. A separate CNA report addresses our findings with respect to the VTT technology. In keeping with the study tasking, we approached the AEC conversion question as a return-on-investment problem.
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December 1, 1992
A series of computer based student research projects and programs for use in the Physics classroom and laboratory is described. The commercial programs are SPF/PC, Microsoft Word, T3, Symphony, Mathematica, and FORTRAN. The author's programs assist data analysis in particular laboratory experiments and make use of the Monte Carlo and other numerical techniques in computer simulation and instruction. The one-dimensional ISING model is presented as a good example of the application of both analytical and simulation techniques in Physics. The consistent use of this project-based teaching approach in a college Physics program enhances the students' education and interest.
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October 1, 1991
This volume of the Desert Storm Reconstruction Report describes the training that battle groups participating in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm received, before and during their deployment, and examines some of the training issues that were identified.
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May 1, 1990
This research memorandum evaluates the use of Video Teletraining (VTT) to deliver Navy F-school instruction to students at remote sites. Using data collected from a four-site, fully interactive audio-video network, the analysis focuses on system utilization, training effectiveness, downtime, and savings to the Navy.
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February 1, 1986
The research reported here examines overall training effectiveness for U.S. Naval personnel; the measure of effectiveness comes from the survey responses of the supervisors of first-term enlisted Naval personnel. These supervisors were asked about the productivity of 'typical' first-term personnel who were schooled in the classroom or trained on the job for 12 Navy occupational categories. Overall, these specialties characterize a broad cross-section of Navy jobs that vary considerably in technical complexity and formal school length. Comparisons are drawn between the two training methods. Finally, the usefulness of research on training effectivenes in other areas of military manpower research is discussed.
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February 1, 1985
In this paper, a methodology is described and applied for evaluating the effects of individual government programs on aggregate private-sector productivity. Methodological development was needed to allow use of data from the existing professional literature. Earlier studies estimated the effects of the programs on price and quantity. CNA's contribution was to develop methods for translating these price and quantity effects into productivity estimates. The productivity effects of the following programs, all administered by the Department of Labor, were examined: training programs such as CETA and MDTA, minimum-wage laws, the Davis-Bacon Act, unemployment insurance, and OSHA and MSHA legislation on occupational safety.
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December 1, 1984
This paper examines the effectiveness of training for U.S. Naval personnel, using data from the Enlisted Utilization Survey and from Navy administrative records. Using these sources the productivity of typical first-term Naval enlistees in 12 major occupational specialties, at four points in time was assessed. Also cost estimates for the two training modes was constructed.
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