Describes a study that was conducted to investigate the relationship between direction-following behavior and computer self-efficacy, participation in military training programs, and gender. Measurement instruments are described, implications of the results for instructional design are discussed, and recommendations for further research are…

This study developed and tested a computer-based job aid and compared soldiers' task performance using computer-based and conventional media to learn military procedures. Of the tasks taught via both methods, the computer-based aid produced more accurate performance of a simpler task, while no differences were observed for the more complicated…

Examines the effectiveness of SIMNET (Simulation Networking), a virtual reality training simulation system, combined with a program of role-playing activities for helping Army classes to master the conditional knowledge needed for successful field performance. The value of active forms of learning for promoting higher order cognitive thinking is…

Describes study of Army aviation students who were enrolled in training program that was designed to compare the effects of two strategies of error remediation during computer-based instruction (CBI). Treatments for the two experimental groups and a control group that had no CBI are described, and results of pretests and posttests are discussed.…

Reviews studies concerning the management of instructional design and the proposed role for computer-based aids for the process. Problems of implementation are highlighted using a recent example of an evaluation of a computer-based course. A cost-benefit analysis of conversion to computer-based instruction and hardware is included. (Author/MBR)

Intended to provide a framework and impetus for future investigations of video games, this paper summarizes activities investigating the instructional use of such games, observations by the authors, and a proposed classification scheme and a paradigm to assist in the preliminary selection of instructional video games. Nine references are listed.…

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