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Direct linkKorthagen, Fred – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
Based on recent findings about teacher learning, a critical analysis of traditional and new approaches to professional development is presented. To a large degree, teacher learning takes place unconsciously and involves cognitive, emotional and motivational dimensions. Moreover, teacher learning takes place at various levels. Although these…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Training Methods, Misconceptions, Educational Practices
Download full textSmith, Andrew; Courvisanos, Jerry; Tuck, Jacqueline; McEachern, Steven – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This literature review examines the role of human capital formation in building innovative capacity in firms. The aim of the review is to develop a model of human capital development factors to be used as a basis for a larger research project where the factors that develop innovation capacity in enterprises will be investigated. The review finds…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Innovation, Human Resources, Literature Reviews
Milheim, William D. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1994
Presents a model for the effective transfer of skills from training programs to worksite implementation for instructional designers and corporate trainers involved in performance improvement. Strategies for use in pre-training, during training, and in posttraining are described that will ensure transfer of training. (Contains 21 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Models, Performance Factors, Program Implementation
Tate, Derek W. – 1997
Challenge initiatives are used by many mental health agencies to facilitate a variety of therapeutic changes within participants. There are several ways to lead these challenge initiatives, including whole training, fixed training, and adaptive training. This paper presents a theoretical basis for considering adaptive training to be the most…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adolescents, Experiential Learning, Mental Health Programs
Lintern, Gavan – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1992
Discusses skill transfer as a human performance issue based on experiences with computerized flight simulators. Highlights include the issue of similarity; simulation and the design of training devices; an information theory of transfer; invariants for flight control; and experiments involving the transfer of flight skills. (21 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Flight Training, Performance Factors
Soraci, S. A., Jr.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
Children with mental retardation are particularly prone to failure on relational tasks such as oddity and match-to-sample, suggesting a differential sensitivity to relational information. This paper reports on several studies in which characteristics of stimulus arrays were enhanced. Results demonstrated the theoretical and practical significance…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning
Peer reviewedStreufert, Siegfried; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Discussion of the degree of training effectiveness in management training technologies focuses on a training experiment which employed two scenarios of a computer assisted simulation. Structural components of managerial effectiveness versus specific content of managerial tasks are described, and suggestions for future training technologies are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedSampers, Jackie; Anderson, Kristin G.; Hartung, Cynthia M.; Scambler, Douglas J. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 2001
A literature review of parent training programs on treating young children with behavioral problems indicates most programs used a social learning approach and that overall, the Eyberg and Webster-Stratton models held promise for direct service providers working with behavioral difficulties. Factors that influence a program's success are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education
Montgomery, Joel R. – 1996
This document, which is part of a series of training materials explaining the benefits and use of performance-focused learning, examines the goal-based learning approach to education and training as a means of accelerating performance change. Each page of the document consists of a graphic and bulleted list of information pertaining to one of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education
Dawe, Susan – 2003
The determinants of successful training practices in large Australian firms were examined. The study's three phases were as follows: (1) a review of existing literature; (2) a meta-analysis of previously conducted case studies of 49 large Australian firms in 14 industrial sectors; and (3) a comparative analysis of the findings of the past studies…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
