Identification of Electronics Maintenance Training Requirements: Development and Evaluation of an Experimental Ordance Radar Repair Course

摘要

The requirements most appropriate for ordnance electronics maintenance training and methods of analyzing electronics tasks were developed. The process included system, task, and knowledges and skills analyses, and determination of training objectives. A representative MOS, Nike Track Radar Repairman, was analyzed by these methods and the results reflected in a 22-week experimental course; more emphasis was placed on practical maintenance procedures and certain technical aspects, and less on circuit operation theory. Graduates of the experimental course surpassed graduates of the 39-week standard course on an overall job-sample measure, and on trouble-shooting the radar system and components. They ranked almost as well as field-experienced repairmen in troubleshooting radar components, but somewhat below them in other areas tested. It was concluded that the kinds of content identified in the Nicord analysis need to be given greater emphasis in current electronics maintenance training. (Author)