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Illinois Institute of Technology - Psychology
Ph.D.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Foreign language training transfer: Individual and contextual predictors of skill maintenance and generalization
Brian Blume
Ph.D.
Citation:\nEllington
J.K.
Surface
E.A.
Blume
B.D.
& Wilson
M.A. (2015). Foreign language training transfer: Individual and contextual predictors of skill maintenance and generalization. Military Psychology
27(1)
pp. 36-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mil0000064 \n\nAbstract:\nForeign language proficiency is a critical skill in which many U.S. military personnel receive extensive training. However
very little research has examined the factors associated with the successful transfer of this training. This study therefore investigates the impact of individual and contextual variables on two different types of foreign language skill transfer measures in a military context. Archival data were analyzed from 133 U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) teams
including 919 Soldiers who had completed job-required foreign language training. Results indicate that initial skill acquisition had a positive impact on both the maintenance and generalization of language skills. The posttraining time interval between training and transfer measurement was negatively associated with skill maintenance
suggesting significant skill decay over time. The team context also accounted for significant variability in skill transfer
and the team mean skill level moderated the relationship between individual initial skill and subsequent generalization to job performance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA
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Foreign language training transfer: Individual and contextual predictors of skill maintenance and generalization
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Illinois Institute of Technology
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Appalachian State University
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NC State Highway Patrol
Assistant Professor
Illinois Institute of Technology