Bibliograph

Type

Label

How formal training affects soldier attitudes and behaviors towards digitization, John S. Barnett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 27)

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How formal training affects soldier attitudes and behaviors towards digitization

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliographytechnical reports

Oclc number

74263804

Responsibility statement

John S. Barnett

Series statement

Technical report, 1142

Summary

This research measured how formal training affects Soldier patterns of behavior and attitudes towards digitization. A set of questionnaires was administered to 24 enlisted Soldiers and 12 officers attending formal classroom training for the Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) digital system. One questionnaire was administered before training, and a second after training was complete. The questionnaires assessed Soldier opinions of FBCB2 usefulness and also their attitudes associated with using the system. Soldier responses before and after training were compared to assess how training affected their attitudes and behaviors towards digitization. Results showed Soldiers generally feel FBCB2 is useful and worth the additional effort required to learn the systems. It also indicated that formal training in digital systems has a significant positive effect on Soldiers' attitudes and behaviors towards digital systems. The results also seem to indicate that training may help Soldiers avoid maladaptive behavior patterns that have been identified in other areas. Behaviors such as disuse or over-reliance on automated systems, a significant problem in other areas, were relatively rare for Soldiers attending formal training

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