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▼ Integrated Learning Environment Assessment System
Integrated Learning Environment Assessment System, Coalescent Technologies, Office of Naval Research
The Navy is implementing an Integrated Learning Environment (ILE) as part of a strategic initiative to use technologies and best practices to enhance learning. The ILE requires an assessment system providing reliable and valid data on learner performance to deliver the right training at the right time, and with increased efficiency. This assessment system—the ILE Assessment System (ILEAS)—should provide reliable and valid data on learner performance to drive instructional, career, and learning plan decisions. In addition to pre-assessments of high technical quality, it should include simulation-based assessments embedded in courseware and simulation objects to enable efficient and effective instructional sequencing, and end-of-course assessments to certify achievement of objectives.
Outcomes
CRESST and partner the University of Southern California Center for Cognitive Technology (USC/CCT) developed a prototype ILEAS focusing on skill in calculating the True Wind using a maneuvering board and other wind rule concepts. The prototype delivers simulation-based assessments, scores student performance, and reports assessment results for delivery to the student and to training administrators. The system consists of three modules–a pre-assessment, an instruction module, and a post-assessment. Problems are displayed on a maneuvering board chart with vectors drawn using functioning parallel rulers and compass dividers.
The maneuvering board chart with parallel rulers, compass dividers, and vectors
Example performance reports
The system was implemented as SCORM -compliant training and assessment shareable content objects with an interface to the ILE Learning Management System (LMS). The system writes assessment data directly to the LMS. The assessments have been run successfully through the Sharable Content Object Run-Time Environment (RTE) Conformance Utility Test.
For more information please contact:Bill Bewley, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Technology
Phone: 310-825-7995
Email: bewley@cse.ucla.edu
▼ Conning Officer Ship Handling Assessment
Training Models and Tools for Adaptive Learning, Office of Naval Research
Surface warfare officers learn shiphandling in the Conning Officers Virtual Environment (COVE) at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS). Prior to development of the Conning Officers Shiphandling Assessment (COSA), instructors used paper check sheets to rate student performance on exercises such as getting a ship underway from a pier, approaching and landing at a pier, transiting a port area, and anchoring.
Assessment criteria were inconsistent, and records were handwritten. CRESST developed COSA to semi-automate data collection and analysis and to ensure consistent scoring. COSA provides simple rating entry choices, a report capability providing individual student data and comparisons of students, classes, and instructors over time, identification of students with problems and problem areas in training and curriculum, and simple transfer of data to Excel or SPSS for detailed analysis
For more information please contact:
John Lee, Ph.D., Senior Researcher
Phone: 310-794-9155
Email: johnjn@ucla.edu
