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THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE READINESS IN A SURFACE WARFARE
SIMULATION
by
Donna Ayala
________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Donna Ayala
Object Description
| Title | The effects of cognitive readiness in a surface warfare simulation |
| Author | Ayala, Donna |
| Author email | dayala@usc.edu; don_ay@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Psychology & Technology) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-06-16 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-07-31 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | O'Neil, Harold F. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Rueda, Robert Anson, Wendy |
| Abstract | This study investigated the effects of cognitive readiness in a Navy simulated environment, the simulation being the Multi-Mission Team Trainer. The research question that drove this study was: will simulations increase cognitive readiness? One of the tasks of Navy sailors is to deal with unpredictable events. Unpredictability in the military is considered to be one of the major characteristics, especially in battle. These officers must be prepared to react to these complex and unpredictable environments and simultaneously sustain competence in their performance. In this research such performances were driven by cognitive readiness. Increasing cognitive readiness amongst sailors can result in being able to recognize patterns in chaotic situations, modify problem solutions, and implement plans of action.; This investigation was composed of a pilot study and a main study at the US Navy. The pilot study examined specific problem solving measures in simulation. The design involved measures before and after the Multi-Mission Team Trainer. All sailors (participants) took the cognitive readiness measures (domain independent measures) that were composed of a problem solving questionnaire (control strategies, self-efficacy, effort and perseverance, worry, and elaboration), teamwork questionnaire (adaptability, coordination, decision making, interpersonal, and leadership, and communication), and a creativity questionnaire (fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration). The measures from the pilot study were the same used for the main study. All scales have acceptable reliability.; The main study included fifty four participants and three instructors who were given the same measures from the pilot study. The domain specific problem solving questions that were given to students included one retention, and one transfer question. Thus, the retention of participants was 24% and the transfer of participants was 9%. The significant cognitive readiness findings included higher levels of teamwork interpersonal and leadership skills, and creativity- elaboration (p=.05), following the simulation. Self-Efficacy and retention showed to be positively correlated. Creativity-flexibility and fluency resulted to be negatively correlated to transfer. This study could contribute to the understanding about increasing the cognitive readiness of US Navy sailors in order to be able to respond to unpredictable and complex events in a competent way. |
| Keyword | cognitive readiness; simulation; multi-mission team trainer; surface warfare; problem-solving |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1500 |
| Rights | Ayala, Donna |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Ayala-2269 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Ayala-2269.pdf |
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| Full text | THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE READINESS IN A SURFACE WARFARE SIMULATION by Donna Ayala ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2008 Copyright 2008 Donna Ayala |
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