Application of a Multifactor Approach to Transfer of Training Research

Abstract

A multifactor, multicriterion transfer of training experiment involving a computer-generated horizontal tracking task was conducted to establish relationships among training and transfer scores for manual control of a maneuvering vehicle, to determine the response surfaces for training and transfer, and to demonstrate a new transfer research paradigm that makes economically feasible the simultaneous investigation of the effects of a large number of training-equipment and use variables on transfer to multiple-criterion vehicle configurations. There were 80 experimental participants, 48 of whom were trained and tested on individually unique combinations of training and transfer conditions. This study was the first to measure the training and transfer effects of as many as six training equipment and use factors in a single experiment, to examine as many as 25 training-vehicle configurations in the same experiment, to train a single individual on each of 48 training conditions, to employ multiple (3) transfer vehicle configurations, and to provide data suitable for deriving multiple-regression equations for estimating the transfer effectiveness of configurations not directly studied.

Display Principles, Control Dynamics, and Environmental Factors in Pilot Training and Transfer

“…Along with others (for example, Holding, 1962;Kelley, 1969), Simon and Roscoe (1984) have promoted notions of task difficulty, and Lintern and Roscoe (1980), the possibility of dependency. We now believe that simplistic concepts such as similarity, generalization, difficulty, or dependency cannot support an adequate theory of transfer.…”

“…It remains an open issue whether or not the presumed benefits of simplification during training with a complex task can outweigh the probable disruption of common task elements by the simplifying manipulation. In addition, it is occasionally argued that transfer is higher when the training task is more difficult than the transfer task (Holding, 1962;Simon and Roscoe, 1984). It is clear that the two hypotheses are mutually incompatible.…”

Effect of transfer with younger and older adults on control solution testing using two blood glucometers

“…Instead a simulator with no more than 5 levels of tactile feedback was deemed most appropriate. Simon and Roscoe (1984) advocated for expanding the scope of individual transfer experiments. This was the first transfer experiment to use so many devices, training simulators, and transfer devices (Simon & Roscoe, 1984).…”

“…Simon and Roscoe (1984) advocated for expanding the scope of individual transfer experiments. This was the first transfer experiment to use so many devices, training simulators, and transfer devices (Simon & Roscoe, 1984). Stating traditional methods that examined a single variable at a time were not cost effective, the authors compared their multivariate method to the traditional methods used previously.…”

The role of training in preparing end users to learn new but similar software packages

“…Factors that used more than one device see Simon and Roscoe (1984). Satzinger (1991) conducted a study that manipulated two software packages specifically designed for the experiment.…”