IGF::OT::IGF FUNCTIONAL INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM: TO DEVELOP AND TRANSITION AN ADAPTIVE AND HIGHLY INDIV…

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IGF::OT::IGF FUNCTIONAL INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM: TO DEVELOP AND TRANSITION AN ADAPTIVE AND HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED (LEARNER-CENTRIC), HIGHLY INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENT TRAINING SIMULATOR THAT PROVIDES A BLENDED KINETIC AND NON-KINETIC TRAINING EXPERIENCE WITH ELABORATE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTS WITH AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT AND COACHING TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TAILORED TO EACH TRAINEE S NEEDS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FITS CAN BE BUILT AFFORDABLY AND EFFECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARMY TRAINING SYSTEMS AND TO CLARIFY HOW FITS CAN BE GENERALIZED ACROSS TRAINING PLATFORMS. THE SCOPE INCLUDES MODIFYING URBANSIM AND VIRTUAL BATTLESPACE 2 (VBS2) SCENARIOS SO THAT TRAINEES NOT ONLY PERFORM WITHIN A SIMULATION, BUT THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH COACHING WHILE PERFORMING IN THE SIMULATION, AND WITH GUIDANCE DURING AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW (AAR). THE AAR WILL IDENTIFY STUDENT STRENGTHS, WITH EXAMPLES OF THOSE STRENGTHS, AND FURTHER INTERACTIONS REGARDING THE AREA ON WHICH THE TRAINEE NEEDS TO IMPROVE. THE EFFORT SHALL PRODUCE TWO (2) FITS TUTOR PROTOTYPES FOR TWO (2) DIFFERENT TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS: URBANSIM AND VBS2. URBANSIM SHALL BE MODIFIED TO ASSESS PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON AT LEAST THREE (3) SCENARIOS. VBS2 SCENARIOS SHALL BE MODIFIED TO ASSESS PERFORMANCE OF TRAINEES ACTING AS SMALL UNIT LEADERS ACROSS THREE (3) SCENARIOS. THE MODIFICATION REQUIRES (A) ASSESSING PERFORMANCE IN DIFFERENT ARMY SCENARIOS; (B) DELIVER COACHING COMMENTS TO TRAINEES THAT FOLLOW GOOD INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES TO IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE (C) AN AAR WILL BE PRESENTED OF WHAT THE TRAINEE DID AND COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. TASKS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) BUILD FUNCTIONAL INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM (FITS) FOR URBANSIM AND (2) BUILD FITS FOR VBS2.