Completed: Developing Effective Military Leaders: Facilitating the Acquisition of Experience-Based, Tacit Knowledge

Principal Investigator: R. J. Sternberg
Project Director: Cynthia Matthew

Description: Can people improve their ability to acquire tacit knowledge? Because tacit knowledge is knowledge that usually is not verbalized and that people are often unaware they even have, teaching people how to acquire tacit knowledge is not a trivial task. In this project, we are investigating the efficacy of alternative methods for improving the cognitive processes involved in practical problem solving and learning from experience. In particular, we will evaluate the use of metacognitive and reflective techniques in brief interventions designed to enhance the tacit knowledge of military leaders.

Funding Agency: U.S. Army Research Institute
IRB Approval By: Yale University Faculty of Arts and Science Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects
Funding Period: 2000 - 2004
Award Amount: $561,344