Accession Number:

ADA306885

Title:

The Development of Knowledge Elicitation Methods for Capturing Military Expertise.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Aug 86-Oct 88,

Corporate Author:

KLEIN ASSOCIATES INC FAIRBORN OH

Personal Author(s):

• Klein, Gary A.

Report Date:

1996-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

The goal of this SBIR Phase II was to formalize and evaluate a new method of knowledge elicitation, the Critical Decision Method CDM. A number of studies were conducted using the CDM, and a formal rationale, description, and set of guidelines was developed. Additional work demonstrated the reliability of the method. The CDM was shown to be applicable in Army command-and- control settings. Additional knowledge elicitation methods were developed for team decision making during command-and-control training exercises and for tha evaluation of decision support systems. Taken together, the projects performed under this contract exemplify a new discipline of cognitive engineering. They provide a set of methodologies for eliciting and codifying expert domain knowledge to generate systems that improve decision making.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
• *COGNITION
• *DATA ACQUISITION
• *DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• METHODOLOGY
• DECISION MAKING
• RELIABILITY
• ENGINEERING
• COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
• EXPERT SYSTEMS
• INSTRUCTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Cybernetics
• Military Intelligence

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE