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• 1999

  Ph.D.

  Industrial/Organizational Psychology

• 1996

  B.S.

  Psychology

• Psychometrics

  Data Analysis

  Leadership Development

  Program Evaluation

  Survey Research

  360 Feedback

  Research Design

  Job Analysis

  Psychological Assessment

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  Organizational Development

  Survey Design

  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

  all rights reserved)

  Foreign language training transfer: Individual and contextual predictors of skill maintenance and generalization

  SWA Consulting

  Inc.

  NC State Highway Patrol

  Appalachian State University

  Illinois Institute of Technology

  SWA Consulting

  Inc.

  Associate Professor

  Appalachian State University

  Associate Professor

  Illinois Institute of Technology

  Assistant Professor

  Appalachian State University

  Consultant

  NC State Highway Patrol

  Assistant Professor

  Illinois Institute of Technology