Report
An Evaluation of Task Force True North Initiatives for the Promotion of Resilience and Well-Being Within the Air Force
Researchers conducted a thematic analysis of data collected on the U.S. Air Force's Task Force True North (TFTN) initiatives and identified key findings related to each initiative and to TFTN as a whole.
Oct 15, 2020
Journal Article
Effective Game-Based Training for Police Officer Decision-Making: Linking Missions, Skills, and Virtual Content
This paper reports the result of a two-year pilot study that developed a framework for implementing low-cost, game-based, virtual reality technology for training police officers to improve their decision-making under stress.
2020
Report
Main Command Post-Operational Detachments (MCP-ODs) and Division Headquarters Readiness
Researchers identify the effects of Focus Area Review Group II headquarters design and its new unit type -- the Main Command Post--Operational Detachment -- on division headquarters readiness.
Jun 3, 2019
Report
Collective Simulation-Based Training in the U.S. Army: User Interface Fidelity, Costs, and Training Effectiveness
The U.S. Army uses virtual systems for collective skills training. This report examines the needs for fidelity in simulators and associated costs to support effective and efficient collective training.
Feb 27, 2019
Report
Malleability and Measurement of Army Leader Attributes: Personnel Development in the U.S. Army
This review addresses the degree to which leader characteristics associated with attributes in the Army Leader Requirements Model can be developed through training and education and identifies approaches to measuring those characteristics.
Apr 12, 2018
Journal Article
The Role of Online Communities of Practice in Promoting Sociotechnical Capital Among Science Teachers
We found few significant predictors of collaborative participation in these virtual CoPs.
Oct 31, 2017
Report
Assessing Competencies and Proficiency of Army Intelligence Analysts Across the Career Life Cycle
This report describes the development and implementation of a process to assess key analytic competencies and proficiency of the U.S. Army's analysts in the 35F military occupational specialty and the design of a protocol for ongoing evaluation.
Jul 27, 2017
Report
Digital Resources for STEM Educators and Recommendations for Cyberlearning Initiatives: Results from the National Science Foundation Digital Library/Distributed Learning Program Evaluation
This evaluation of the National Science Digital Library/Distributed Learning (NSDL) program assessed the sustainability of NSDL resources, tools, and services over time and across the changing technology landscape.
Apr 27, 2017
Report
360-Degree Assessments: Are They the Right Tool for the U.S. Military?
Report examines the feasibility and advisability of using a 360-degree assessment approach in performance evaluations of U.S. military service members, and explores the role of 360s more broadly, such as for development purposes.
Apr 9, 2015
Research Brief
Evaluating Innovative Leader Development in the U.S. Army
This brief summarizes an assessment of an Army program to enhance adaptability in leaders and promote innovative solutions in training for and conducting unified land operations.
Nov 19, 2014
Report
Innovative Leader Development: Evaluation of the U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program
This report presents the results of a systematic evaluation of the U.S. Army's Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program.
Nov 19, 2014
Report
Developing Army Leaders: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking in Distributed, Resident, and Mixed-Delivery Venues
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Common Core -- the first phase of the U.S. Army's system for developing critical thinking skills in its officer corps -- and the extent of differences among distributed, resident, and mixed-delivery course venues.
Mar 3, 2014
Report
Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills for Army Leaders Using Blended-Learning Methods
This report assesses the effectiveness of the Command and General Staff School's Advanced Operations Course for junior field-grade officers when taught in a blended distributed learning environment.
Jul 17, 2013
Report
Patient Privacy, Consent, and Identity Management in Health Information Exchange: Issues for the Military Health System
Identifies gaps in research, policy, and practice involving patient privacy, consent, and identity management that need to be addressed to improve the quality and efficiency of care in the Military Health System through health information exchange.
May 22, 2013
Report
Making Improvements to The Army Distributed Learning Program
Assesses the performance of The Army Distributed Learning Program (TADLP) and looks at ways to strengthen the Army's interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) program by improving both the quality of the product and the efficiency of the process.
Mar 28, 2012
Report
Implementation of an Electronic Referral System for Outpatient Specialty Care
Reports the results of interviews with primary care providers and specialist reviewers about the implementation of eReferral, an electronic referral system that creates direct communication between referring and specialty providers.
Jan 27, 2012
Brochure
Proposed Directions of Change to the Common Rule for Protecting Human Research Participants: RAND Responses
Documents RAND's responses to proposed changes in the Common Rule, which regulates Institutional Review Board protection of human research participants.
Dec 2, 2011
Research Brief
Assessment of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) Courseware Can Enhance Army Training
Develops and tests an approach to program-level assessment of interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) courses that identifies strengths and deficiencies in technical, production quality, and pedagogical aspects of IMI courseware.
Nov 17, 2011
Journal Article
Meaningful Use of Electronic Prescribing in 5 Exemplar Primary Care Practices
Widespread implementation and effective use of e-prescribing in ambulatory care will require practice transformation efforts that focus on work process redesign while being attentive to effects on patient and pharmacy involvement in prescribing.
Oct 1, 2011
Report
Alert and Ready: An Organizational Design Assessment of Marine Corps Intelligence
U.S. Marine Corps intelligence comprises a number of ad hoc arrangements, practices, and organizations. A review of its organizational design examined how to better align it with current and future missions and functions.
Jul 13, 2011
Report
New Tools and Metrics for Evaluating Army Distributed Learning
Develops and tests new tools and metrics to assess training and to document the impact of Army distributed learning courses at the program level.
May 9, 2011
Journal Article
ExpertLens: A System for Eliciting Opinions from a Large Pool of Non-Collocated Experts with Diverse Knowledge
ExpertLens, a RAND-developed system for eliciting opinions from a large group of people, saves on the costs associated with traditional expert panels, while increasing accuracy.
2011
Journal Article
The Group Matters: A Review of Processes and Outcomes in Intelligence Analysis
This article reviews the research literature on group-level phenomena that are most relevant to the work of intelligence analysts.
2011
Report
Improving the Army's Assessment of Interactive Multimedia Instruction Courseware
Develops and tests an approach to program-level assessment of interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) courses that identifies strengths and deficiencies in technical, production quality, and pedagogical aspects of IMI courseware.
Jul 7, 2009
Draft
The Group Matters: A Review of the Effects of Group Interaction on Processes and Outcomes in Analytic Teams
Explores the implications of using groups to perform intelligence analysis.
Jun 5, 2009
Report
The Prospects for Increasing the Reuse of Digital Training Content
Critically examines current efforts to reuse digital training content as a strategy to reduce the cost of its development, and provides recommendations regarding how the reuse option might be further encouraged.
Mar 3, 2009
Journal Article
Mobile Technology and Action Teams: Assessing Blackberry Use in Law Enforcement Units
This research explores the effectiveness of mobile wireless information and communication technologies for law enforcement teams.
2009
Journal Article
A Web-Based Tool for Assessing and Improving the Usefulness of Community Health Assessments
Describes results of a web-based survey to gather responses from 110 users and potential users about the strengths and weaknesses of community health assessment from six New York counties and three from other states.
2009
Report
Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Final Report -- Evaluation Report IV
Evaluates progress of the patient safety initiative led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), focusing on how the current experiences of AHRQ and its funded projects can be used to strengthen subsequent program activities.
Jun 16, 2008
Report
Supporting Training Strategies for Brigade Combat Teams Using Future Combat Systems (FCS) Technologies
Helping the Army identify options to improve its future training strategy in the 2016 timeframe for Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) equipped with Future Combat Systems (FCS) technologies.
Jul 29, 2007
Draft
Mobile Technology and Action Teams: Assessing BlackBerry Use in Law Enforcement Units
Explores the effectiveness of mobile wireless information and communication technologies for law enforcement teams.
Mar 5, 2007
Report
Improving the Effectiveness of Distributed Learning: A Research and Policy Agenda
This paper reviews the state of research on DL and provides recommendations to the Army for a research agenda on DL, methodological strategies to improve DL research, and policies to support DL design, implementation, and evaluation.
Jul 6, 2006
Journal Article
All in Due Time: The Development of Trust in Computer-Mediated and Face-To-Face Teams
This study examines the development of trust and cooperation in computer-mediated and face-to-face teams.
2006
Report
Transformation and The Army School System
Policies and options for The Army School System (TASS) to meet the Army's current and future training demands
Jun 14, 2005
Report
Designing Assessments of Microworld Training for Combat Service Support Staff
Summarizes and extends RAND research on process-oriented training for Army combat service support (CSS) command and control (C2), using microworld models.
2004
Report
Effective Use of Information Technology: Lessons about State Governance Structures and Processes
Presents case studies from states with exemplary practices in information technology (IT) governance to determine best practices for California's IT program.
2003