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Identifying Criteria to Predict Army Rifle Marksmanship Proficiency Dissertations and Theses 9-2018 Identifying Criteria to Predict Army Rifle Marksmanship Proficiency Katlin Makina Anglin Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/edt Part of the Defense and Security Studies Commons, Ergonomics Commons, and the Social Psychology and Interaction Commons Scholarly Commons Citation Anglin, Katlin Makina, "Identifying Criteria to Predict Army Rifle Marksmanship Proficiency" (2018). Dissertations and Theses. 448. https://commons.erau.edu/edt/448 This Dissertation - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IDENTIFYING CRITERIA TO PREDICT ARMY RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP PROFICIENCY by Katlin Makina Anglin A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Human Factors in the College of Arts and Science in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Florida September 2018 iii DEDICATION To my family, who have shown me that giving up is not an option and provided me the strength to see this through. You all are my rock. iv ABSTRACT Researcher: Katlin Makina Anglin Title: Identifying Criteria to Predict Army Rifle Marksmanship Proficiency Institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Human Factors Year: 2018 The United States Army requires each Soldier to develop marksmanship proficiency in an effort to achieve combat readiness. Soldiers currently develop marksmanship proficiency through Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) training, but significant skill deficiencies are apparent at the end of training. These skill deficiencies remain throughout training because instructors rarely assess Soldiers objectively before the final qualification, reducing the opportunity for instructors to diagnose skill deficiencies until it is too late. Therefore, the goal of the current research is to identify individual differences and sensor-based performance measures for inclusion in a formative assessment during BRM training. The results of the current study found several variables that predicted marksmanship qualification scores. These findings bring research one step closer to identifying skill deficiencies and individual needs prior to training. However, more research is needed to maximize the understanding and improvement of marksmanship performance and, in turn, improve overall combat readiness. Keywords: Army; marksmanship; predictors; individual differences; sensor-based measures v TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... iv INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 Problem Statement .......................................................................................................... 1 Purpose of Current Study ................................................................................................ 2 CHAPTER 1: MARKSMANSHIP HISTORY ............................................................................... 4 General History ............................................................................................................... 4 U.S. Military History ...................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 2: CURRENT ARMY MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING .......................................... 11 Current Army Training Limitations .............................................................................. 12 Assessments .................................................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER 3: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE MEASURES ........................................................ 16 Domain Knowledge ...................................................................................................... 16 Prior Experience............................................................................................................ 20 Self-Efficacy ................................................................................................................. 22 CHAPTER 4: TRAINING TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................... 25 Simulation Technologies .............................................................................................. 25 Sensor Technology........................................................................................................ 30 Sensor-Based Measures of Marksmanship Performance .............................................. 31 Aim. ...................................................................................................................... 32 Steady position. ..................................................................................................... 34 Trigger control. ..................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER 5: THE CURRENT STUDY ..................................................................................... 38 Objective ....................................................................................................................... 38 Method .......................................................................................................................... 39 Participants. ........................................................................................................... 39 Facilities. ............................................................................................................... 39 Equipment. ............................................................................................................ 39 vi Questionnaires, surveys, psychometric tests, or forms. ........................................ 41 Procedure. ............................................................................................................. 43 Data analyses. ....................................................................................................... 46 CHAPTER 6: RESULTS .............................................................................................................. 48 Descriptive Statistics ..................................................................................................... 48 Pearson R Correlations ................................................................................................. 48 Hierarchical Regression ................................................................................................ 50 Checking assumptions. ......................................................................................... 50 Hypotheses testing 1-6. ......................................................................................... 52 Exploratory analyses ..................................................................................................... 53 Multiple regression. .............................................................................................. 53 Mediation analyses................................................................................................ 56 Repeated measures ANOVA and qualification score descriptives. ...................... 58 CHAPTER 7: DISCUSSION ........................................................................................................ 60 Hypotheses 1-3: Individual Difference Measures......................................................... 61 Hypotheses 4-6: Sensor-Based Performance Measures ................................................ 63 Sensor data in firing positions. .............................................................................. 63 Sensor performance measures............................................................................... 64 Exploratory Analysis .................................................................................................... 65 Sensor data and qualification firing position. ....................................................... 65 Influence of prior experience on sensor performance measures. .......................... 66 Qualification attempts and scoring. ...................................................................... 68 Limitations .................................................................................................................... 70 Qualification event. ............................................................................................... 70 Sample size. .......................................................................................................... 71 Variance accounted for ......................................................................................... 71 Trigger control. ..................................................................................................... 71 Singularity of constructs. ...................................................................................... 72 Reliability .............................................................................................................. 72 Type I error. .........................................................................................................
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