SELF-PACING A GROSS MOTOR SKILLS COURSE: CRAWLER TRACTOR OPERATOR, MOS 62E20

As part of the Army's emphasis on performance-oriented instruction in Army Training Centers, a study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using self-paced instruction in a gross motor skills course. The Crawler Tractor Operator Course, MOS 62E20, a seven-week heavy equipment course conducted at the U.S. Army Training Center, Engineer, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was selected for the study, which involved approximately 300 trainees in Mental Categories I through IV. Findings indicate that in the self-pacing system, training managers can (a) train on additional pieces of equipment, if trainees are retained for the full seven weeks; or (b) achieve substantial savings in time and training costs if the trainees are released for assignment upon their qualification in the Crawler Tractor operator skills.

• Corporate Authors:

  Human Resources Research Organization International, Incorporated

  66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314

  Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

  Arlington, VA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Brennan, M F
  • Taylor, J E
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Costs; Driver training; Drivers; Education and training; Education and training methods; Motor reactions; Motor skills; Performance; Personnel performance; Programmed instruction; Time; Training; Truck drivers; Truck tractors
• Old TRIS Terms: Individualized training; Performance human
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093163
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: HumRRO-TR-75-19 Tech. Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DAHC19-73-C-0004
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM