Changes in Instructional System Design (ISD): Improving Training Product Delivery to United States Army Soldiers

摘要

The purpose of this study is to identify methods that could speed up the Instructional System Design (ISD) process currently used by the U.S. Army. The current Army ISD process is the Systems Approach to Training (SAT) a 30- year-old process. SAT is an industrial-age process being applied to an information-age Army. This study surveyed Army training development experts about what they see as significant challenges in the SAT process. This Strategy Research Project describes the strengths and weaknesses of the SAT process; examines alternate methods of ISD, including the Dick and Carey Model, the Rapid Prototyping Model, the New Component Design Theory Tutorial Model, and the Experiential/Tutorial/Advisor Model; and looks at possible courses of action and analysis. The ultimate goal is to give training leaders recommendations that, if implemented, will have a significant impact on the effectiveness of the ISD process. The short-term recommendation is for TRADOC to immediately hire and train more training developers, as it lacks a sufficient number to accomplish its mission. This is recommended regardless of the ISD system that is eventually chosen. Also, TRADOC schools should form the training developers into multi-disciplinary teams and use automation to speed up the SAT process. Ongoing SAT evaluation should be part of the mission of the Quality Assurance Office. To identify a long-term solution, TRADOC should begin experimenting with rapid prototyping in a head-to-head contest with the SAT.