2013-2014 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

2013-2014 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2015-04-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309368359

The National Research Council's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory, focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This report discusses the biennial assessment process used by ARLTAB and its five panels; provides detailed assessments of each of the ARL core technical competency areas reviewed during the 2013-2014 period; and presents findings and recommendations common across multiple competency areas.

2015-2016 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

2015-2016 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2017-03-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0309454395

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This biennial report summarizes the findings of the ARLTAB from the reviews conducted by the panels in 2015 and 2016 and subsumes the 2015-2016 interim report.

2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2019-07-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309491576

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is the corporate laboratory for the U.S. army, which bridges scientific and military communities. The ARL is critical in maintaining the United States' dominant military power through its advanced research and analysis capabilities. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) conducts biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the facilities. These assessments are necessary to ensure that the ARL's resources and quality of programs are maximized. 2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory includes findings and recommendations regarding the quality of the ARL's research, development, and analysis programs. The report of the assessment is subdivided by the ARL's Science and Technology campaigns, including Materials Research, Sciences for Lethality and Protection, Information Sciences, Computational Sciences, Sciences for Maneuver, Human Sciences, and Analysis and Assessment. This biennial report summarizes the findings for the 2017-2018 period.

Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring System - Volume 5: Assessment Methods

Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring System - Volume 5: Assessment Methods
Author: Dr. Robert Sottilare
Publisher: US Army Research Laboratory
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2017-08-28
Genre:
ISBN: 0997725729

This book is the fifth in a planned series of books that examine key topics (e.g., learner modeling, instructional strategies, authoring, domain modeling, assessment, impact on learning, team tutoring, machine learning, and potential standards) in intelligent tutoring system (ITS) design through the lens of the Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) (Sottilare, Brawner, Goldberg & Holden, 2012; Sottilare, Brawner, Sinatra, & Johnston, 2017). GIFT is a modular, service-oriented architecture created to reduce the cost and skill required to author ITSs, manage instruction within ITSs, and evaluate the effect of ITS technologies on learning, performance, retention, transfer of skills, and other instructional outcomes. Along with this volume, the first four books in this series, Learner Modeling (ISBN 978-0-9893923-0-3), Instructional Management (ISBN 978-0-9893923-2-7), Authoring Tools (ISBN 978-0-9893923-6-5) and Domain Modeling (978-0-9893923-9-6) are freely available at www.GIFTtutoring.org and on Google Play.

2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory
Author: Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2013-04-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 0309269008

The charge of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) is to provide biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The ARLTAB is assisted by six panels, each of which focuses on the portion of the ARL program conducted by one of ARL's six directorates1. When requested to do so by ARL, the ARLTAB also examines work that cuts across the directorates. For example, during 2011-2012, ARL requested that the ARLTAB examine crosscutting work in the areas of autonomous systems and network science. The overall quality of ARL's technical staff and their work continues to be impressive. Staff continue to demonstrate clear, passionate mindfulness of the importance of transitioning technology to support immediate and longer-term Army needs. Their involvement with the wider scientific and engineering community continues to expand. Such continued involvement and collaboration are fundamentally important for ARL's scientific and technical activities and need to include the essential elements of peer review and interaction through publications and travel to attend professional meetings, including international professional meetings. In general, ARL is working very well within an appropriate research and development niche and has been demonstrating significant accomplishments, as exemplified in the following discussion, which also addresses opportunities and challenges.

Proceedings of the Fourth Annual GIFT Users Symposium

Proceedings of the Fourth Annual GIFT Users Symposium
Author: Robert A. Sottilare
Publisher: US Army Research Laboratory
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2016-07-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0997725702

The Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposia began in 2013 with the goal to capture successful implementations of GIFT from the user community and to share recommendations leading to more useful capabilities for GIFT authors, researchers, and learners. The attached proceedings resulted from papers accepted for the 4th Annual GIFT Users Symposium.

Using Games and Simulations for Teaching and Assessment

Using Games and Simulations for Teaching and Assessment
Author: Harold F. O'Neil
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2016-03-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1317814673

Incorporates several innovative and increasingly popular subject areas, including the gamification of education, assessment, and STEM subjects Combines research and authorship from both civilian and military worlds as well as interdisciplinary fields Rigorously defines and analyzes the criteria of selecting, designing, implementing, and evaluating emerging educational technologies while offering implications for future use

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1
Author: Jamie Kimberley
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2017-10-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319629565

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1 of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers on: Quantitative Visualization Fracture & Fragmentation Dynamic Behavior of Low Impedance Materials Shock & Blast Dynamic Behavior of Composites Novel Testing Techniques Hybrid Experimental & Computational Methods Dynamic Behavior of Geo-materials General Material Behavior

Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposium (GIFTSym3)

Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposium (GIFTSym3)
Author: Robert A. Sottilare
Publisher: Robert Sottilare
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0989392384

GIFT, the Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring, is a modular, service-oriented architecture developed to lower the skills and time needed to author effective adaptive instruction. Design goals for GIFT also include capturing best instructional practices, promoting standardization and reuse for adaptive instructional content and methods, and methods for evaluating the effectiveness of tutoring technologies. Truly adaptive systems make intelligent (optimal) decisions about tailoring instruction in real-time and make these decisions based on information about the learner and conditions in the instructional environment. The GIFT Users Symposia were started in 2013 to capture successful implementations of GIFT from the user community and to share recommendations leading to more useful capabilities for GIFT authors, researchers, and learners.

Digital Writing Technologies in Higher Education

Digital Writing Technologies in Higher Education
Author: Otto Kruse
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2023-09-14
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 3031360338

This open access book serves as a comprehensive guide to digital writing technology, featuring contributions from over 20 renowned researchers from various disciplines around the world. The book is designed to provide a state-of-the-art synthesis of the developments in digital writing in higher education, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in this rapidly evolving field. In the first part of the book, the authors offer an overview of the impact that digitalization has had on writing, covering more than 25 key technological innovations and their implications for writing practices and pedagogical uses. Drawing on these chapters, the second part of the book explores the theoretical underpinnings of digital writing technology such as writing and learning, writing quality, formulation support, writing and thinking, and writing processes. The authors provide insightful analysis on the impact of these developments and offer valuable insights into the future of writing. Overall, this book provides a cohesive and consistent theoretical view of the new realities of digital writing, complementing existing literature on the digitalization of writing. It is an essential resource for scholars, educators, and practitioners interested in the intersection of technology and writing.