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2020 |
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abstract |
The Agile Warrior concept has been developed to promote thinking skills throughout
all ranks in the British Army, including initial training during Phase 1. The concept
of the Agile Warrior is based around transformation of learning and teaching in the
Army from an instructor-led approach to a constructivist, student-led method. This
transformation is facilitated through a process termed ‘Present, Apply, Review’ (PAR).
The effectiveness of the PAR method to encourage recruits’ motivation, self-regulation,
and reflective thinking was tested in a quasi-experimental pre-post design by comparing
97 participants who were trained by PAR instructors with 115 participants who were
trained by Non-PAR instructors. Subsequently eight recruits were interviewed to interrogate
the underlying reasons why PAR was effective for some, but not others.
In contrast to expectations no significant positive effect of PAR compared with Non-PAR
instruction was found in terms of motivation, self-regulation, and reflective thinking.
Follow-up semi-structured interviews indicated that a mix of pre-dispositions (e.g.,
physical ability), motivational climate (e.g., instructor) and learning factors (e.g.,
self-regulation) influenced the lived experiences of Phase 1 recruits, and PAR in
particular. A recommendation is to expand the application of constructivist approaches
to training within the Armed Forces, paying particular attention to the motivational
climate of the learning environment and the learning factors and pre-dispositions
of the learners. Further studies are needed to examine the impact of constructivist
approaches to training within that context. |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1062731 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1062732 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1062733 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1062734 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1062735 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1062736 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1062985 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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label |
Berry, Leon ; Rienties, Bart ; Littlejohn, Allison and Sastry, Venkat (2020). A
quasi-experimental study to explore the impact of PAR on becoming an Agile Warrior.
Military Psychology (Early Access). |
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Title |
A quasi-experimental study to explore the impact of PAR on becoming an Agile Warrior |
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oro |