Modern warfare has increasingly evolved to include multiple variants of platforms and participants, including coalition partners, which are hosting and exchanging information spanning a...
The technology currently available on aviation test and training ranges is insufficient to support current and future operational needs. The capabilities of modern, 5th...
Training providers continue to be challenged in accurately measuring the effectiveness of performance-based training solutions. Studies have shown interest in measuring cognitive state to...
The Government’s “Cloud First” policy (Kundra, 2011) set an accelerated course of government technology migration to cloud resources. Traditional on-premises visual systems seem ripe for cloud migration because the systems are expensive, dedicated, compute-intensive machines with large physical footprints and requirements for regular maintenance, upgrades, and environment control.
Operation Blended Warrior (OBW) 2016 marked the second year of a three-year effort to document lessons learned and understand barriers to implementing Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) distributed training. In the first year of the event, LVC focus areas included connectivity, interoperability, data standards, after-action review, and cyber security. Year two introduced additional focus areas: multi-level security, cross domain solutions, long-haul feeds, and performance measurement. This paper focuses on this latter area—defining and collecting performance measures.
Several trends within the simulation and training industry are emphasizing the need for measurable proof that training solutions meet or exceed the requirements for delivering effective training. Cognitive state is a key component of learning, meaning that classification of cognitive state and capacity can provide a measure of training effectiveness. However, accurate classification of trainee state is an extremely challenging task. The more traditional subjective assessment methods have several limitations, while objective assessment methods can be difficult to implement.
