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Advanced Technologies for Leader Development
(Part of STO III.PE.2004.01)
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Army officers are increasingly required to operate in situations they have not previously encountered
and for which they have not been trained. In these situations, the ability to critically think through a
problem, rather than apply previously learned solutions and procedures, is crucial to Army success.
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This R&D unit will develop and evaluate
training for six critical thinking skills. These
skills will better equip Army officers to deal
with the novel, uncertain and complex require-
ments of future Army operations. The training
is suitable for self-development via distance
learning or Army schoolhouse instruction.
This effort began in 2000, with the develop-
Ment of a theoretical model of critical
thinking and the identification of eight high
pay-off critical thinking skills for Army Battle
Command.
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These skills were validated in interviews with Army officers. This unit will design,
implement on the web, evaluate, and demonstrate training for eight critical thinking skills for
Battle Command. The eight skills are: frame the problem; recognize main point in a message; visualize
plans to see if they achieve goals; construct a plausible story that ties all incidents together;
recognize fallibility and bias in own opinion; generalize from specific instances to broader classes;
adopt multiple perspectives in interpreting events; determine when to seek more information.
Web based training has been developed and evaluated for the first two skills.
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In FY2004, we will:
• Design and implement web based training for six remaining critical thinking skills.
Proponent: Center for Army Leadership
ARI Unit: Leader Development Research Unit
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