Download or read book New Tools and Metrics for Evaluating Army Distributed Learning written by Susan G. Straus and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed learning (DL) is a key element of the Army's training strategy, and the Army plans to expand the use of DL and change how it is developed and delivered. Several studies were undertaken to develop and test new tools and metrics to assess training and to document the impact of Army DL courses at the program level. The project also assessed the abilities of Army information systems to support efficient data collection for DL evaluation.