Experimental Evaluation of Performance Feedback Using the Dismounted Infantry Virtual After Action Review System. Long Range Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology Program

摘要

Training soldiers for modern warfare is a critical and complex undertaking. An important tool used to train soldiers is the after action review (AAR), during which soldier trainees review positive and negative aspects of past training performances. The Dismounted Infantry Virtual After Action Review System (DIVAARS), created by the Army Research Institute and the Institute for Simulation and Training, allows soldiers to review past immersive training exercises. Our experimental team planned to use DIVAARS to study variables that may influences the effectiveness of performance feedback in an AAR. Planned experiments were to isolate and evaluate the roles of feedback timing, content, and teamed review on AAR quality and comprehensiveness and reviewers' situation awareness and perceived workload. Unfortunately, due to complications surrounding the acquisition of active duty military participants, we were unable to complete our proposed experiments. The following report describes the results of oar literature review and the tasks we were able to complete in support of ARI/PEOSTR.