Performance assessment of military teams in simulator and live exercises

Download
Author
Mjelde, Frode V.
Date
2013-09Advisor
Smith, Christian (Kip)
Second Reader
McCauley, Michael
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
The purpose of this paper is to present and evaluate a tool designed to assess the performance of military teams participating in complex military training exercises and to investigate the effectiveness of simulator training and live training from the matching of inherent stressors. Specifically, this study evaluates a tool that has been used by Norwegian military subject matter experts (SMEs) to assess the performance of eight cadet teams at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy (RNoNA) during two separate 4-hour simulator exercises and a 48-hour live exercise. The resulting positive Spearman rank correlation coefficients between team performance assessments in the simulator exercises and the live exercise were strongest when the simulator scenario emphasized the stressors inherent in the live exercise and weakest when the simulator scenario did not facilitate the task demands in the live exercise. The study showed that (1) team performance measured in simulator training exercises can predict performance in a subsequent live training exercise, and (2) that scenario-based simulator training can realistically and effectively represent training demands for live operations. Our findings show the RNoNA tool can be easily applied to team training exercises and provide a meaningful evaluation of a team's future performance.
Rights
This 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.Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Military teams - A demand for resilience
Mjeldea, Frode Voll; Smith, Kip; Lunde, Petter; Espevika, Roar (IOS Press, 2020-01);BACKGROUND: The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy (RNoNA) has an interest in enhancing military teams’ knowledge, skills and abilities to deal with complex situations and environments. OBJECTIVE: The objective is to document ... -
Metrics for success : using metrics in exercises to assess the preparedness of the fire service in Homeland Security
Doherty, Vincent J. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004-06);The Fire Service is at an important crossroads in its history. The increasing threat of terrorism, along with the need for the Fire Service to make a major contribution to the Homeland Security effort, compels firefighters ... -
Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFEX) 04-2: ARIES-TERN Network Connectivity Experiment
Marshall, P.M.; Valdez, T. (2004-06);The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Organic Mine Countermeasure (OMCM) Future Naval capabilities (FNC) Program Office objective to expedite the implementation of new war fighting concepts and complementary mine countermeasures ...