Basic Rifle Marksmanship Test: Trainee Pretest and Posttest Attitudes.

摘要

The Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) Test was conducted to evaluate the cost and training effectiveness of four programs of instruction (POI) for BRM. Measurement of trainee attitudes toward each of the four programs was one part of the evaluation. Pretest and posttest questionnaires wre given to approximately 3,400 male and 1,000 female basic trainees. Questionnaires were also given to trainees who participated in the skill retention phase of the BRM Test. Items elicit background information and responses about topics such as program effectiveness, confidence in performance, and enjoyment of training. Trainees generally liked marksmanship training and considered it to be effective, regardless of the POI completed. They rated quality of instruction as high, and generally judged instructional hours and rounds to be sufficient. Exceptions to this overall favorable trends were relatively negative views toward the effects of instructor pressure and the belief that instruction in night fire and automatic fire was somewhat inadequate. Trainees evaluated the concept of practice record fire very favorably. Males typically liked marksmanship training more than females did and were more confident in their marksmanship skills. These attitudinal differences, however, had no discernible effects on performance; they appeared to be largely due to greater prior rifle experience among males.