Date: 5/1/2020
Show Description:
“Today we welcome our pal, Jennifer Phillips. Jenni is the CEO of the Cognitive Performance Group, which she cofounded in 2006. Her work focuses expert decision-making, primarily in the military training community. She and her colleagues at CPG have pioneered research into the development of skilled performance, and designed innovation in the areas of decision-centered training and assessment, including the development and application of mastery models. Among her many publications is a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Expertise exploring mastery models and their value in supporting the acquisition and assessment of expertise.”
Learn More About Jenni:
Developing Mastery Models to Support the Acquisition and Assessment of Expertise
Learn more about NDM:
NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org
Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making
Where to find hosts Brian Moon and Laura Militello:
Timestamps:
Jenny describes her focus of expertise, including tactical thinking in the marine corps and mastery models [1:30]
Jenni breaks down the term “mastery model” and its stages [3:45]
Jenni gives a mastery model example from her work with marine corps instructors [6:05]
Work on assessment of decision skills, performance rubrics, and the process of adaptability [9:50]
Major influences in Jenni’s career in NDM [14:05]
Other people and organizations outside the NDM community who have impacted Jenni’s work [16:30]
What makes Jenni’s approach and expertise unique in her field [19:15]
Challenges and nuances of working in a military environment [21:30]
Difficulty getting buy-in to conduct research in law enforcement [23:45]
A favorite anecdote from research in IED defeat work [24:45]
Some distinct and difficult nuances of IED defeat work in Afghanistan and Iraq [29:45]
Meaning and application of “cognitive fidelity” [32:50]
A surprising characteristic of young researchers [35:20]
One single question that can determine if someone is an NDM practitioner [39:05]
Two truths and a lie [39:45]
Excitement about research on making mastery models work at a large scale [42:10]
