Effects of Training Task Repetition on Retention and Transfer of Maintenance Skill
Auteur : Joseph D. Hagman
Date de publication : 1980
Éditeur : U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Nombre de pages : 32
Résumé du livre
To help guide training course revision efforts of the United States Army Ordnance Center and School (USAOCS), the present experiment examined effects of training task repetition on retention and transfer of maintenance skill. Five groups of 15 student Fuel and Electrical Repairmen, 63G military Occupational Specialty (MOS), performed from zero to four repetitions on testing charging system electrical output using the 500A Sun Test Stand. Each group received test stand familiarization instruction followed by one level of task repetition. Retention was tested immediately and 14 days after training. Transfer to a different charging system was tested immediately after the delayed retention test. Retention improved with task repetition and deteriorated over the intertest retention interval. Significant (p