Problem Analysis and the Program Master Plan: Key Elements in the Instruction System Development Process

摘要

Training systems evaluation is an important aspect of the instructional development process as it is carried out in Naval aviation. Whether applied to an existing training system in need or revision, or to a newly emerging weapon system in need of a complete training program, an evaluative process designated as problem analysis is conducted in order to determine the nature of the instructional development that will be required to produce a cost/effective training system. This report describes the evaluative process from problem analysis through planning of the instructional development project, the major emphasis being concentrated on a description of the informational contents contained in the Problem Analysis Report, e.g., evaluations of training program goals, instructional organization, student population, student throughout, performance criteria, curricula, behavioral objectives, and instructional resources. This information constitutes a primary input to project planning and the resulting Program Master Plan, the instrument that directs and coordinates development of the revised or new training system. Consequently, a section of this report is devoted to the objectives of the program plan and their relationship to the contents of the problem analysis. (Author)