THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS?
GATHERING VALIDITY EVIDENCE FOR AN INTEGRATED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN MODEL FOR SKILLS TRAINING AND ACADEMIC EDUCATION AT A MILITARY ACADEMY

Steven HORNSTRA*,

Jaap HOOGENBOEZEM**,
Steven DURNING***,

Walther VAN MOOK****

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*NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Royal Netherlands Army, Armed forces of the Netherlands, The Netherlands; School of Health professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Academy for postgraduate medical education, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands,
** Royal Netherlands Army, Armed forces of the Netherlands, The Netherlands; Department of political science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands,
*** Department of medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA; Center for health professions education, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA,

**** School of Health professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Academy for postgraduate medical education, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of intensive care medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

DOI: 10.64404/JoDRM.2025.1.01

Issue: Vol. 16, Issue 1 (30) / 2025

Abstract

        During military operations, officers must often integrate military skills and academic education (i.e. strategic thinking), which are typically taught separately at a military academy. To address this, an innovative integrated instructional design framework, the TrEd ID model, was developed to combine these learning tracks. A focus group study with academic educators from the Dutch military academy provided validity evidence for the TrEd ID model, showing it effectively meets the demands of both military skills training and academic education. The study also offered insights for potential implementation. Future research could focus on further validating the TrEd ID model among other stakeholders and exploring practical guidelines for its implementation at military academies.

Key words

      officer education, military training, academic education, instructional design.

Cite this article: Hornstra, S., Hoogenboezem, J., Durning, S., & Van Mook, W. (2025). The best of two worlds? Gathering validity evidence for an integrated instructional design model for skills training and academic education at a military academy. Journal of Defense Resources Management, 16(1), 9-28, https://doi.org/10.64404/JoDRM.2025.1.01

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