INSTRUCTIONAL SURVEY OF THE ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE/TSS(Sanitized)TRAINING METHODS SPECIALIST, ISS/OTR

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00259A000100140002-2
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 20
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 9, 1954
• Content Type: MEMO

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Date: By:
In.stru, ional Spey of th, dvance d Photography
'r aini? - `4ethods w#pecialist,
9 S J~t1 1954
yet " Ps Secret c randam to . frfofa /TI a dtd April 1954; Subject-.
Critt-Flies of T;7,,"-*, Briefings
are t r xnstr.:zctors who participated* ?r?3azrs. nd 25X1A
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in the Adv -aced Pbotoogra a " Oa~zrs-~. Chas visited, and partic t :.ate l 25X1 A
T requested that ICraining Methods Spec:%ai.ist,
re-view aid det-7n.ne~ the effectiveness of the instricttcrn being given
P^w %r ,V rn$: rip'srrail ni7pc _ e ?' 6 'ne ` obser' .ti,)nns and recomra d? t
Because of the tutorial. n t ry of the instruatior., specific convent
er n.tng the instr ctiena i r>thod-7 ar-7. training situation .made by Fes - 25X1 A
a. The Informal. and individu ized approach to the needs of th' . stu-
dents has delayed the preparatior of a detailed course of study, lesson
plans with concrete objectives, s#.-d._ ass1gmments, job sheets,. reference
materiels and a systematic means c:" student evalaati!?n based on the - er_
formw:nce of tasks by the students. It a.t,eers d sirail.e to develop t,.-.e
materials ents.oned ado in sets or packages which will per-alt their aei.,ap-
tion by selection of parts from the entire program to the needs of any
factor to the ce zrs- for thin stud? .ts not now present in the course,
3. There are certain a : i.nistr&.tve and policy Tatters affectthg the con-
duct of this course which were observer- and noted he-.re aithcmg t ey may not
properly fall within a survey of inat ,;.ctia i methods. They are.:
a. Little jnfor ti?n is r?scr--ived from. the ease officer or branch c!'1ef
relative to they level. of skill or the needs of the student he enrolls.
problems should not be ov-rdone, but to a degree will add a r it
given student.
b. The, knowledge and skills of photography are the pr_ i:: ci_pa1 zbstar.ce
of this course. to a se 9e$ the?, ; tud is are `r:e1ng taught this subject
tter in a kind of vaclau nas ud as it is mt related specifi.caI y to
operatl.ronal situa tins. It S fea.si?^l for many of th? tasks or Job as-
signments to be, placed in raths ri*p e, s.i is:ted opcrstional s taatirk- s
lxillt around. the A s tan scene h Washington. ',the sirmlati4n in these
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b. Mach instructor tie is devoted to clerical duties,
vantories, issuing supplies to, S tudent3, maintaining student la
and repairing er: ulpiaent.
c,, Courses of instruction tall. each
the instructors little time for res
plans and other teaching mater 4
.'=.:s.
d. Yield photogra r eh racteri-stirs and requirements based on
.ndards -stab' ished by the Granhiaa Register/QGD and the Photo tell i
c are not presently a part of ;} a substance of this
e, Although these technics.] subjects permit relatively objective means
of evaluating student p e rfor ees, evaluations are used which are a
entirely subb eec tive.
4. More detailed co- ents 1t . regard to the points e a rat as well
procedure for developir .. teacbtn,g material are given in the at-
gent to this memorar . u*. Addit4.=rial re .rr;s will be discussed 4
st,::ruetors and the Lief, Training Di s1. fl3 .
5. The major reco ?-e .dati-ire is that a detailed course of study, less
plans,, job assi;u is and other teeehiz a te:risl.s be de veiop by the in-
structors. This will require considerable efb?h)rt and time. Perhaps the need
is the sa? a for the Basic Soto: rra., j t~r-e and the oreprarat1on of the $ ia-
terials for both courses can be accomplished at the sa.e time,
6. The several services of the -Instructional Services and Assesment
1uation Staffs ht be made available to the T SS Trainin Division to as-i.et
,e instructors in the development of teri al as outlined in the attachtaent
as the work load and recces of these stiffs wiII per,
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R CfW D PR DUr. FOR D LOPI G '0` ! ? + IaL ADVANCED P C OG rAI- /ISSi
Establish -- course of study and k-- it ava:? ble to
A. The course of study should relude all aspects of the Advanced Photo-
graphy Cc r:ie listing the owled a and skills to be taught.. This will help the sttdtnt to determine his nods, if he is familiar with his future
as signer nt. The instructor, durl z the pedrsona3:. interview, can help formu-
late an individual course of st. ad, ytailored to fit the student's needs. It
should be avail able to case officers to as, -1st theca in planning the train-
Ing of their project eber3.
P. A course of study is an or .;et ..zed bod7
teaching of a parts .ar subject. It is a complete statement in outline
subject matter which the student is ex ected to seam
Objectlvrs ?houldt
A. The objectives of each ? eusn. e a -a_ade to wing lesson, plans, i
went needs for each- lesson -and desired student o itco es. The ohjeetiv =s
hr,lp the student by letting his kr =bct is emoted of him. The instructor
having for slated objective.: can better eviauate the progress and achievement
of the student.
objectives for each of t--1-_e
Definit :.y relate to and tie--in with the re 7 i.rea ents of t ,_f Deer
tion .1.-xission.
(1) Indite what is to be ac-ca i. i shM and indicate the and t o rd which
i-st cttcrn in the subject should rme.
(3) Assist in deter ntng t e --- god, s)f instruction Vh ch sho3li be
in order to teh content.
dvaneed Photogra.;.-hyr Course.
be selected from t .e analysis of the activity in questton
he operational sslon and the stan=lard. WcUls cto-
P. Content sho'x2'd be. a :recsed "Lou i.-er s of esspntia .
'Learn asst know, (2) that the :: earner must be able to do, and.,
atld be applied.
4. e lesson plans for each les=son i-
ts,, problems, or jobs or work assigmsents in which L,hc f: tda-
A. in order to achieve c pieta, .-'overage. of material In the curs o study
with little or no dupltcatien, ' e-;.; ;n piano are a necessity. In this air
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B.
eiluipme t and tnstractio l aids necessary to complete the I6ss n and
the objectivveae which are to be a S ,eyed in a prodet road time e agent.
The stud=ant is made awarRr of wh! t is expecte-d of him so that he knows
mere h is oin frc+ les_? n to le Y;cc,
a.
training
rs are -413 re of ,br is to be to u. bt in erch hears
ides an out'. ',n., of the teaching methods aW ro-
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uee d in the i rstr is & ion, It will i.rasi e propTT use Of
0. it ref r',"bcis the, ne: ,ory
organization and emphasis of t1he n_1
Develop I nst do sheet-n.
y types of it structi- nni she,-'ts that would bf; of value I~e.
There are man-
teehi i ?_ or r ae of this kind. No r iaaaaioixt,a were iven, no m , ab.se ~ s, # -
formation sheets whie} you 1d. be r-.f vai..ne fear fait are reference were us d.
x,11 of the Instruction was verbal. it is Incorrect to s. u e ti-vi.t ,tareaai
a certain task was performed sat{ rf,otorfly by the student in class hat
he vii also perforYs sati sfaaet rx i l it the field several months 1 tcr,
Mach of ghat be has rece Fved in .1 ass will be forgotten by the tine h is
sent Gvrrsees. Since he ha not any ref r,nces to help bta he is likely
to be irrcapabl e of a .'rein out s photographic f nctirn rat: sfactoril y.
D,,
nst c t i o n & sheets are of sev k"nds for dif~"errmt roses.
spies of sown pertinent to this Course area
A. Mate i.orxati)n sheets:
of sn !EIi s you wcu d reeo ._;end for a darkro
overseas.
(2) H to order phut sgra,.h a.=a material.
(3) Conversion tables for i - - } s and mea es
Ch -tcz proearenevt ii " eig ecr.ntries.
(5) 071, nded cameras, on7 r or-s, fU and t.nf: r t1on f .vorab1e and
nfavorabie reg rd.ia t ! : _r use,
you photograph a br _,.4 e, bade' station, genera'
.d be of interest to 3U.
rules.
targets in most aoun,tzies Which can
on is-rte, flash, document copy',,
, *! cb is g.!-ven verbally bat can no
a z '^ `:. of time,
G. Job sheets:
.ed
photogr pb a equipment.
A al.vi.ng the a se of the above pieces of
0eai z'. a d? el.?3`at l , print= ngs
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s !eve can be bo and
I for 'asp in the field.
6. Construct exercises and prcab1ca3 w i Rio closely resemble requests for photo-
graphs in tie field and have ryt pcrfora tasks as reuired.
L. nstru ti
in the field.
B. it will be necessary for the .nstrAactcars to survey
for Suit bi targets to to photogr. abed.
0.
7. Pr
' ran,sportttion right sae'.1 b rovid? ; 14 stden1
.ngi on area.
owns to photograph Indivi;z ife :s or objects of a nat re n% t ..vri
obj tive eval.uatiork pro--,--:.u.res.
By having a co:Irse
the instructors vi'
equate evaluation form.
and e more raftningful
meats have bee; . ~.xde by,
to perform this s
objectives for
p of ,he A&;., 3ta
T1. _ kticn of stand t +. eli .iz, r:-an,l
of with
e photo raphic eetican of $.
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.L a above group can bring forth new de-
25X1 A ? Sub eat matter to be pbotogr?=phe1d '- tzdents shc? d be The sse as t3 ose
25X1A A. The OGD/GR Still, Photo Prance:., the Photographic Interpret s Bra nal and
the d t anal. forn=..E.atp bt s-
25X1 A matter hi o wa-,21d be in -;ri*as areas. if eb a fiat
a _d ca-piled, the '.a waul.d be ? tt r eq;.tpp,
to teach the
-vela Tents .:nd targets.
C. Having such a list des the tudent aVarP. Of r, r subjects of ? h c r.
he may not he oon ,i nt. For lni,,tance, if' a person With a camera % ,1 at
a harbor or port Just w h t do y photogr s.xh?
B. Future rc-r.iodic ,
particular or in-
A. The Instruction coved a vide ran go of equipment imd techniques. The
re. :.son for this situation lies in the fact that the individual or b1opera-
tine branch do not s"ecify des: - odd =talent o