Date of Award
Spring 5-2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
STEM Education & Professional Studies
Program/Concentration
Instructional Design and Technology
Committee Director
John Baaki
Committee Member
Helen Crompton
Committee Member
Noah Glaser
Abstract
This study put forth two instructional interventions set within a direct instruction (DI) framework specific to an aviation maintenance context. To evaluate the effectiveness of these two training interventions a criterion was established to measure near transfer during a performance evaluation on a live aircraft. Information learned within this study indicates that DI can be highly effective in technical training environments. This study also articulates how VR experiences may be included within these types of training contexts and discusses the factors and affordances that come with utilizing VR in instructional activities.
Additionally, this study revealed experiential characteristics of a DI training experience from the learner perspective. Most notable among them was how much emphasis learners placed on the Present phase of the direct instruction framework, oftentimes discussing the quality, usefulness, and preference of the study’s training videos comparative to other forms of instructional media, including even the study’s VR experience itself.
Finally, this study leveraged a novel research design for both the instructional context and the study’s unit of measurement in near transfer. This study exemplifies how within-subject repeated measure design may be an ideal framework for researchers looking to address long-standing critiques of experimental research within the field of instructional design.
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DOI
10.25777/f107-qd87
ISBN
9798379742201
Recommended Citation
Powers, Francis E..
"Near Transfer After Direct Instruction: An Experimental Inquiry within Aviation Technician Training"
(2023). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, STEM Education & Professional Studies, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/f107-qd87
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/stemps_etds/136
ORCID
0000-0003-1405-6753
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Technology Commons, Instructional Media Design Commons
Comments
Title (Irish): Neas-aistriú tar éis Treorach Díreach: Fiosrúchán turgnamhach laistigh d'Oiliúint Teicneora Eitlíochta