This document contains the text of the Montgomery G.I. Bill Amendments as reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (May 25, 1989) and the Committee on Armed Services (September 26, 1989). Each part includes the changes to the G.I. Bill as recommended by that committee, a history of the proposed amendments to the bill, major provisions of…

These military-developed curriculum materials consist of four volumes of individualized, self-paced texts and workbooks for use by those studying to become aircraft pneudraulic repairmen. Covered in the individual volumes are the following topics: pneudraulic functions and career program (housekeeping and safety practices, hydraulic fluids and…

Lower manpower quality and increasingly sophisticated equipment are creating training problems for both industry and the military. The training technology demanded by this situation must be delivered to and available at the job site, must be designed to motivate independent use by students rather than to encourage teacher acceptance, must be…

The effects of four educational benefit programs for military personnel were tested nationwide. The four benefit programs included a control or baseline contributory program, the Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP); a second contribution program offering enhanced kickers in the Army, the Ultra VEAP; and two noncontributory plans, the…

This military-developed text consists of nine lessons dealing with investigative photography. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: light (light as the basis of photography, the behavior of light, the composition of white light, light transmission, reflection and absorption, illumination, and pinholes and light); camera…

This military-developed text consists of five volumes of instructional materials for use in training graphics specialists. Covered in the individual volumes are the following topics: fundamentals of graphics (graphic equipment and material, fundamentals of lettering, and techniques of line and tone media); applied basic drafting techniques…

The Resource Planning System (RPS) provides the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) with the capability to determine the resources required to produce a specified number of Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NAs/NFOs) quickly and efficiently. The training of NAs and NFOs is extremely time consuming and complex. It requires extensive…

This study developed and tested a computer-based job aid and compared soldiers' task performance using computer-based and conventional media to learn military procedures. Of the tasks taught via both methods, the computer-based aid produced more accurate performance of a simpler task, while no differences were observed for the more complicated…

Findings of studies examining the effects of presentation media on item characteristics are reviewed. The effect of medium of presentation independent of adaptive methodology in computer-assisted testing was studied through tests of 763 Marine trainees. Conditions necessary for score equivalence between item presentation media are described. (SLD)

To determine whether individual differences in student achievement and learning rate are reduced or eliminated by mastery instruction, 166 Navy trainees who had completed a computer-managed course in basic electricity and electronics were cluster-analyzed into groups, using 24 measures of cognitive characteristics. Discriminant analyses were…

This document includes testimony and prepared statements on the Montgomery GI Bill by House committee members and Horton, Department of Veterans Affairs; Berteau, Department of Defense; Conte, Department of Defense; Conaway, National Guard Bureau; Bultman on behalf of Ward, Army Reserve; Scheer, Air Force Reserve; Taylor, Naval Reserve; Looney,…

A project developed a training program to teach boaters to recognize and interpret properly the lights of other vessels in nighttime or other reduced visibility conditions in the inland waters of the United States. The project followed the Instructional Systems Design model in the development of the course. The target population were members of…

The development of a test design methodology used to construct a criterion-referenced System Achievement Test (CR-SAT) for selected Naval enlisted classification (NEC) in the Strategic Weapon System (SWS) of the United States Navy is described. Subject matter experts, training data analysts and educational specialists developed a comprehensive…

This document reports the testimony and written statements given at a congressional hearing concerning the Montgomery GI Bill and proposed changes to it. Testimony and prepared statements were given by members of Congress and by representatives of the various branches of the Armed Services, active and retired service personnel, and veterans'…

These military-developed curriculum materials consist of three volumes of self-paced, individualized training manuals for use by those studying to be electronic computer systems technicians. Covered in the individual volumes are the following topics: computer principles (number sytems, computer circuits, computer components, computer units,…