Teaching and Measuring Cognitive Readiness

Teaching and Measuring Cognitive Readiness [electronic resource] / edited by Harold F. O'Neil, Ray S. Perez, Eva L. Baker. - XV, 369 p. online resource.

Preface -- Part I Theory/Context -- What Is Cognitive Readiness? -- The Evolving Definition of Cognitive Readiness for Military Operations -- Learning and Assessment: 21st Century Skills and Cognitive Readiness -- A Model for Instruction and Assessment of Cognitive Readiness -- Situational Load and Personal Attributes: Implications for Cognitive Readiness, Adaptive Readiness, and Training -- The Development and Assessment of Cognitive Readiness: Lessons Learned from K-12 Education -- Cognitive Readiness for Solving Equations -- What Problem Solvers Know: Cognitive Readiness for Adaptive Problem Solving -- A Theoretically-Based Approach to Cognitive Readiness and Situation Awareness Assessment -- Adaptive Expertise and Cognitive Readiness: A Perspective from the Expert-Performance Approach -- Part II Cognitive Readiness Applications -- Creative Thinking Abilities: Measures for Various Domains -- Using Analogies as a Basis for Teaching Cognitive Readiness -- Simulation Assessment of Cognitive Readiness -- Assessing Cognitive Readiness in a Simulation-based Training Environment -- Software Support for Teaching and Measuring Cognitive Readiness -- Cognitive Readiness for Complex Team Performance -- Impact of Individual Game-Based Training on Team Cognitive Readiness.

Teaching and Measuring Cognitive Readiness presents theoretical and empirical findings regarding cognitive readiness and assessments of their impact on adult learning.� Specific topics discussed are: The need for cognitive readiness instructional and assessment strategies The need to integrate assessment into cognitive readiness training The need for theory-driven evaluation studies to increase knowledge and efficacy in teaching cognitive readiness The need for a solid psychometric approach to the use of cognitive readiness assessments. This book will prove�invaluable to�anyone interested in the emerging topic of cognitive readiness for its comprehensive treatment of the topic with focused and informative chapters and exhaustive resources and practical tips.

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10.1007/978-1-4614-7579-8 doi


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Educational psychology.
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Educational Psychology.
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