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Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment
Published Monday, April 9, 2018The University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) has parterned with the United States Air Force (USAF) to develop the Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment (USAF-CATA), a new test that can identify candidates best suited for cyber warfare operator training. The test focuses on critical thinking abilities and other...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2015-137
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Training Course on Improving Long-Term Memory
Published Monday, April 9, 2018This invention is a 6-hour course aimed at improving the long-term memory (LTM) of adult professionals, such as foreign language professionals, intelligence analysts, managers, leaders and decision makers, and trainers and curriculum developers in language, intelligence, and computer science. The ability to retain information well in the long-term...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-147
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Training Course on Improving Divergent Thinking
Published Monday, April 9, 2018Divergent thinking is the ability to flexibly generate useful alternative solutions to a problem. This is a core competency that is required of all intelligence community (IC) language and intelligence analysts. The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) has created an interactive one-day course that...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-146
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Assessment of Ability to Perceive Linguistic Tone
Published Monday, April 9, 2018ALTA is a supplemental aptitude battery designed to measure an individual's ability to learn a tone language. This battery includes: 1) several short behavioral tests; 2) measures of general cognitive abilities; and 3) background information regarding previous language history and musical experiences.
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-129
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Dhivehi Audio Learning Tool
Published Monday, April 9, 2018The Dhivehi Audio Learning Tool is a software tool for helping English speaker learn to understand spoken Dhivehi (Maldivian), language for which there are virtually no pedagogical materials. Users select a file from a number of options and then listen to it. As they listen, they see a transcript in Dhivehi script on one side of the screen and...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-111
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Training to Increase Digital Training Effectiveness
Published Monday, April 9, 2018Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) have developed a cognitive model of cyber aptitude. The model will propose what cognitive and non-cognitive psychological attributes are most likely to be relevant to succeed in cyber training and ultimately in performing cyber operations. Further, CASL shall...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-110
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High Level Language Aptitude Battery and Profile System (Hi-LAB)
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundPrior research has shown that certain adults have a higher capacity for learning foreign languages than others. However, it has been difficult to predict which individuals will have the greatest potential to learn (i.e. speak at a near-native level of proficiency) before teaching it to a large cohort and seeing which students...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-098
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Regional Proficiency Assessment Software Suite
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundMulti-national corporations often employ a large, diverse and talented pool of highly skilled individuals. While corporations are well aware of each employee’s technical skills, it is often difficult to identify people who have regional knowledge (local language, culture, political system etc.) of specific geographic regions. Such...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-077
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Software to Train Working Memory while Using Foreign Languages
Published Monday, April 9, 2018This application provides users with cognitive and working memory training while simultaneously providing users an opportunity to practice and/or learn a foreign language. In addition to using target language specific material within the tasks, users also complete mini-games that are designed to stress important cultural topics relevant to the...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-061
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iOS Application for Delivery of Auditory Stimuli
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundiOS applications are widely accepted and used in many everyday functions. Auditory experimentation and testing are used in K-12 and higher education, as well as while conducting various research experiments. Innovative TechnologyResearchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Study of Language designed an...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2013-110