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The Navy may be forced to use larger numbers of marginally qualified recruits in the future, because of manpower shortages. If this occurs, academic remedial training (ART) will have to be expanded, resulting in a greater number of instructors. Automated instruction is an attractive alternative, since its use can reduce the number of instructors needed. Therefore, to determine the economic and technological feasibility of automated instruction for the ART program, the Chief of Naval Education and Training contracted for the development and test of a computer-based approach, hereafter referred to as the Performance-related Enabling Skills Training (PREST) Program. The objectives of this effort were to compare the instructional effectiveness of the PREST configuration with that of the standard classroom approach, quantify the differences in effectiveness in terms of cost savings, chart the expected future costs of each alternative as a function of time, and predict the point at which the alternatives break even. Although PREST is not now as cost-effective as the classroom approach to ART, it may become cost-effective in the future. Its cost-effectiveness can be influenced by advances in computer technology (e.g., the continued development of stand-alone systems), the type of instructor used (i.e., military vs. civilian), and the relative costs (e.g., salaries, overhead costs) incurred for these instructors.
This report is concerned with the development of a Navy-relevant numerical skills workbook for use in Navy recruit training commands. The development of a test instrument for selecting students who should use the workbook is also addressed. This project was undertaken by the Training Analysis and Evaluation Group (TAEG) and Memphis State University as one of several initiatives in response to tasking by the Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) in the area of improving basic academic skills. The results of a field test of the workbook by personnel of the Orlando Recruit Training Command Academic Remedial Training and Apprentice Training divisions were positive. Both the workbook and associated tests proved to be useful tools. Students are interested in, and motivated by, the Navy-related materials in the workbook. The workbook, intended as a prototype for future development, is to be distributed to Navy Junior ROTC students in high schools throughout the United States. Adoption of this workbook by both Apprentice Training and Academic Remedial Training divisions is also being considered. (Author).