cTRAIN: A computer-aided training system developed in SuperCard for teaching skills using behavioral education principles

A computer-aided training program was developed in SuperCard and piloted wi th professional painters. Taking a modern programmed-instruction/behavioral -education approach, cTRAIN is structured as a series of information sets. Each information set consists of a series of information screens (three to five recommended) followed by quiz screens tone to three recommended) struc tured as four-response multiple choice questions. Correct quiz responses pr oduce positive feedback and continuation in the series, whereas incorrect r esponses 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, respira tory protection requirements, using the flexible cTRAIN system for developi ng training modules. Fifteen adults completed the respiratory protection pr ogram, demonstrating substantial and significant (p < .0001 by paired t tes t) 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 w eek later.