Train the Trainer to Train: Dragon Instructor Certification

摘要

The purpose of the research was to develop and evaluate a certification programfor Dragon instructors. Certification materials that focused on instructors' ability to convey task content, and to identify, diagnose, and correct student errors were developed. Baseline measures of student performance and instructor behavior were obtained before the certification program was started. The same measures were obtained after instructors participated in the program. Positive changes in student behavior occurred on three of the five Dragon tasks included in the certification program. No changes occurred on the Dragon tasks that served as controls. However, both the experimental and control tasks tested for retention 1 month after the Dragon course were forgotten quickly. Desired changes in instructor behavior were more likely on the experimental tasks than on control tasks. Correlations showed a relationship between indexes of instructor quality and student performance. Results showed that a certification program can be used to enhance the skills of instructors and to select instructors. The Dragon is a manportable, soldier-launched, medium-range, antitank weapon. Certification of Dragon instructors within Infantry one station unit training (OSUT) was examined. (KR)