The after-action review training approach : an integrative framework and empirical investigation /
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
[Texas A&M University],
[2010]
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| Online Access: | Link to OAK Trust copy |
| Abstract: | The after-action review (AAR; also known as the after-event review or debriefing) is a training approach that is based on reviews of trainees' performance on recently completed tasks or performance events. Used by the military for decades, the use of AAR-based training has increased dramatically in recent years. Empirical research investigating AARs, however, is almost non-existent, and theoretical work on the effectiveness AAR-based training and the underlying processes have been limited. The present study presents a theoretical framework for the AAR by integrating the AAR into the existing training literature. In addition, this study presents an empirical evaluation of the effectiveness of AAR-based training, and an investigation of whether objective AAR-based training is more effective than subjective AAR-based training. One-hundred twenty individuals were trained in 30 4-person teams on a cognitively complex performance task. Teams were trained using a non-AAR-, subjective AAR-, or objective AAR-based training approach. Declarative knowledge, team performance, and team-efficacy served as the measures of training effectiveness. It was hypothesized that AAR-based training (subjective AAR- and objective AAR- based training combined) would be more effective than non-AAR-based training. Further, it was hypothesized that objective AAR-based training would be more effective than subjective AAR-based training. The study results indicated that AAR-based training was more effective than the non-AAR-based training approach in terms of team performance and team-efficacy, but not team declarative knowledge. Objective AAR-based training was no more effective than subjective AAR-based training. Teams performed equally well on the training outcome measures regardless of whether they used an objective or subjective AAR- based training approach. It is anticipated that the theoretical framework and empirical results of this study will serve as a catalyst for the integration of AAR-based training into existing training literatures and to inform the design and practice of AAR-based training systems to take full advantage of their efficacy as training interventions. |
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| Item Description: | "Major Subject: Psychology" Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created 2010-03-12 12:08:51). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |