Evaluating Instructional Behaviors for Improved Training Outcomes
Sponsored by: Special Operations Forces Language Office, USSOCOM; Prepared by: ALPS Insights Raleigh, NC
Introduction
In 2007, ALPS Solutions conducted a series of analyses on training evaluation data that were being collected at the United States John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) to determine training effectiveness (Ellington & Surface, 2007). Findings from the analysis showed that a significant amount of variance in post-training language proficiency outcomes was related to the instructor [i.e., 31% variance in Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) listening and 42% variance in DLPT reading]. The fact that instructors appeared to have so much influence on student outcomes led to a series of research studies and interventions designed to improve instructional behaviors and, ultimately, student outcomes. In this summary, we review this research and discuss how the initial problem uncovered by our research led to a successful intervention for students and instructors. … Read more by downloading the PDF.
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