A training transfer study of the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer

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dc.contributor.advisorDarken, Rudy
dc.contributor.authorYates, William W.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School
dc.contributor.departmentMOVES Academic Committee
dc.contributor.secondreaderGoerger, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:31:18Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:31:18Z
dc.date.issued2004-09
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the effectiveness of the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT) as a tool to train shooters in the fundamentals of marksmanship. Key concepts explored in the research are verification of skills transfer resulting from practice and the predictive value of simulated performance to proficiency at real task performance. There was no statistical difference in the scores of recruits trained in the ISMT versus a control group that was not trained in the ISMT. Scores on simulated firing were not a strong predictor of live fire performance. In a second experiment subjects were evaluated on their proficiency and improvement during un-coached practice at the task of simulated precision fire on a target at a simulated known distance of 300 yards from the shooters. After comparable amounts of practice in the ISMT, subjects who had not previously received formal marksmanship training failed to demonstrate levels of proficiency comparable to those subjects who had previously received formal marksmanship training in the military. Consequently, the research found no evidence to suggest the ISMT qualifies as a black box training apparatus capable of imparting skill through practice without the added presence of expert instruction or an existing knowledge of marksmanship techniques.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceMajor, United States Marine Corpsen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/atrainingtransfe109451330
dc.format.extentxiv, 89 p. ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/1330
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorISMTen_US
dc.subject.authormarksmanshipen_US
dc.subject.authorskills acquisitionen_US
dc.subject.authortraining transferen_US
dc.subject.authorvirtual environment traineren_US
dc.subject.lcshSynthetic training devicesen_US
dc.subject.lcshShooting, Militaryen_US
dc.titleA training transfer study of the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Traineren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineModeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation Institute (MOVES)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation (MOVES)en_US
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