Investigation of an Experience-Judgement Approach to Tactical Flight Training: Executive Summary

摘要

Air Force tactical flying training is one of a number of task situations where various constraints have minimized the acquisition of experience, and in turn judgement, by traditional means. Systematic phased training in synthetic environments is one way of overcoming these difficulties and was the approach adopted in this research. Due to the critical role which vision plays in tactical operations, the experience-judgement approach emphasized visual cues and referents. A theory of internal pilot performance provided the framework for this approach. Visual referent details were carefully defined in their relationship with complex performance. An expanded surface task analysis which stressed cues and cognitive activity started the process of categorizing flying tasks into behavioral components. Visual cues and their referents were further analyzed to develop environmental background scenes for each task through an intermediate word to picture conversion. Behavioral components were structured into instructional procedures from which behavioral goals were specified. The resulting goals and background scenes were integrated to form a phased learning plan that included event requirements, instructional techniques, and instructional features.