Citation

Wightman DC, Lintern G. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 1984; 28(11): 1013-1017.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/154193128402801120

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A transfer-of-training investigation of part-task training was conducted at the Navy's Visual Technology Research Simulator (VTRS). A task segmentation strategy (backward chaining) and a task simplification strategy (enhancement of the simulated aircraft's response to throttle adjustments) were tested. In addition, the subjects' motor-skill aptitude was assessed. Training under backward chaining produced better transfer to the criterion task than an equal number of training trials on the criterion task itself. An aptitude-by-treatment interaction indicated that the backward chaining method of training was particularly advantageous for low-aptitude subjects. The simplification strategy did not appear to enhance transfer.

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