APTIMA INC — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: Large Scale Training exercises, such as the Fleet Synthetic Training Joint (FST-J), deman

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Large Scale Training exercises, such as the Fleet Synthetic Training Joint (FST-J), demand extensive resources and effective planning. Prioritization of training events, alone, cannot guarantee that the training objectives for every trainee can be met; particularly in environments where participants are performing different roles and are disparately skilled. A new solution is needed to manage the training experiences of all participants. Aptima and the University of Oklahoma propose to continue the investigation of Scenario Engineering for Assessment of Multi-participant Adaptive Training Environment (SEAMATE). In SEAMATE Phase II we will develop the system designed in Phase I. That system uses Multidimensional Item Response Theory to calibrate the difficulty of instructional items in scenarios. Then, based on trainee performance, SEAMATE schedules subsequent instructional items into the scenario. Two of the key components of this approach (e.g., scenario item scheduling and performance measurement) leverage existing technologies (e.g., PRESTO and A-Measure) resulting, in part, from other SBIR efforts. In Phase II, SEAMATE technology will be applied to Unmanned Aerial System scenarios and trainees.