Accession Number:

AD0698752

Title:

A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE TRAINING,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE HUMAN RESOURCES LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Valverde,Horace H.

Report Date:

1969-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

The document describes the development and evaluation of an Air Force systems-oriented electronics maintenance course for weapon control systems technicians. The program consisted of three phases A behavioral description based upon a task analysis of actual job requirements. An experimental 14-week training course prepared from the objectives obtained in Phase 1. A group of subjects with electronics aptitude percentile scores ranging from 60 to 95 received training. Data on all subjects was obtained including aptitude scores, reading ability scores, course grades, end-of-course performance testing, field followup performance testing and supervisory appraisals. The performance of experimental and control groups was compared on the basis of these data. Author

Descriptors:

• (*ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS
• AIR FORCE TRAINING)
• (*MAINTENANCE
• *PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION)
• WEAPON SYSTEMS
• PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• TEACHING METHODS
• EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
• SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• APTITUDE TESTS

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE