ABSTRACT

Over the last ten years there has been growing interest in the judgement and decision making (JDM) of outdoor professionals, though research to date has focused on the JDM processes of experts. In contrast, this study examined the JDM of less experienced, competent, but fully qualified outdoor instructors (N = 9) and the development of their JDM skills. Using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, we identified two overarching themes: Firstly, managing the cognitive load (relating to instructor JDM), and secondly social experiential learning (relating to instructor JDM development). We found these outdoor instructors needed to manage complex situational demands and high cognitive loads, while balancing the safety of their group with the development of their own JDM. We propose that a combination of challenging formative experiences, community of practice interactions, and explicit development of metacognition are essential to outdoor instructors JDM development. Implications for training, and future research are discussed.

摘要

在过去的十年中，人们对户外专业人士的判断和决策 (JDM) 越来越感兴趣，尽管迄今为止的研究主要集中在专家的 JDM 过程上。相比之下，本研究考察了经验不足、胜任但完全合格的户外教练 (N = 9) 的 JDM 以及他们 JDM 技能的发展。通过半结构化访谈和主题分析，我们确定了两个首要主题：首先，管理认知负荷（与教师 JDM 相关），其次是社会体验学习（与教师 JDM 发展有关）。我们发现这些户外教练需要管理复杂的情境需求和高认知负荷，同时在团队的安全性与他们自己的 JDM 发展之间取得平衡。我们建议结合具有挑战性的形成性经验，实践互动社区和元认知的显式发展对于户外教练 JDM 的发展至关重要。讨论了培训的意义和未来的研究。