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A computer-aided training program was developed in SuperCard and piloted with professional painters. Taking a modern programmed-instruction/behavioral-education approach, cTRAIN is structured as a series ofinformation sets. Each information set consists of a series of informationscreens (three to five recommended) followed by quiz screens (one to three recommended) structured as fourresponse multiple choice questions. Correct quiz responses produce positive feedback and continuation in the series, whereas incorrect responses result in “error“ feedback and return the student to the beginning of the information set to repeat the same information screens and the same quiz question. This report demonstrates a specific implementation, respiratory protection requirements, using the flexible cTRAIN system for developing training modules. Fifteen adults completed the respiratory protection program, demonstrating substantial and significant (p < .0001 by pairedt test) gains from baseline pretest (19.4 out of 30 questions) to the immediate posttest (28.1). Performance remained elevated (26.4) on a retest taken 1 week later.
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Funding for the development of the cTRAIN program was provided by the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology at Oregon Health Sciences University (Portland) and Oregon OSHA (Salem). The manuscript was prepared with funding from NIOSH (1 RO1 OH04230-01and R01 OH04193-01). The cTRAIN program is copyrighted by Oregon Health Sciences University and Ronald R. Reed Consultants, Inc.
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Anger, W.K., Rohlman, D.S., Kirkpatrick, J. et al. cTRAIN: A computer-aided training system developed in SuperCard for teaching skills using behavioral education principles. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 33, 277–281 (2001). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03195377
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