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Swezey, Robert W.; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Discussion of instructional design and team training presents checklists for use in designing team training programs. These guidelines are discussed, and 2 checklists are presented: the teamwork characteristics checklist, contains 30 guidelines; an instructional characteristics checklist, contains 41 guidelines. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Instructional Design
Birnbrauer, Herman – Performance and Instruction, 1996
Discusses techniques for improving training program design and administration through effective evaluation. Describes three sample case studies that compare trainers, facility/location, and course content; trainee reactions are plotted on a graph. Presents trainee feedback forms that identify aspects of a session, rate effectiveness, and record…
Descriptors: Administration, Case Studies, Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Methods
Thiagarajan, Sivasailam – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Discusses seven basic principles related to instructional design for adult trainees in a business environment. Topics discussed include objectives of instructional design; performance problems; feedback; assessment; analysis; production, using the most suitable medium; evaluation; implementation; incentives; motivation; and job aids. An adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods
Schaffer, Eric M. – Performance and Instruction, 1982
A comparison of the performance of 10 employees using the current version of a Corporate Time Reporting Instruction and a revision prepared using Information Mapping (IM) indicates that subjects committed 54 percent fewer errors when using the IM version. Samples of both versions and evaluation forms used are included. (MER)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance
Murphy, Sheila E. – Performance and Instruction, 1988
Discussion of effective performance supervision emphasizes measurability, communication, follow through, and revision, and provides a generic model applicable to a variety of supervisory settings. Highlights include observation and documentation of actual performance; communicating variance between performance standards and actual performance;…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Job Performance, Models, Personnel Evaluation
Bullock, Donald – Performance and Instruction, 1982
This examination of programed instruction both as a product and a process lists Bullock's Thirteen Questions to check the extent to which an instructional program can be viewed as programed instruction and explains the rationale behind them. It also clarifies some common misconceptions about programed instruction. (EAO)
Descriptors: Definitions, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Development
Martinetz, Charles F. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Presents a checklist used to evaluate new, extensively revised, or vendor courses at the American Telephone and Telegraph Communications Center for Systems Education. The checklist is completed by both a subject matter expert taking the course as a student, and an instructional technologist familiar with systematic course development. (MBR)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Educational Media
Garavaglia, Paul L. – Performance and Instruction, 1992
This paper is intended to help instructional designers who work in the technical arena when moving from tasks to performance objectives. Guidelines are provided for both the analysis and the design phases, and a task analysis worksheet is provided. (three references) (DB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Performance Factors
Smith, Timon R. L. – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Discussion of shyness and how it affects performance focuses on a training program that was designed to assist trainers in reducing shyness and in-building interpersonal competence. A questionnaire and other methods to help identify shyness are described, and HyperCard software that organized and presented exercises for treatment is explained. A…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Hypermedia, Interpersonal Competence
Clark, Greg; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Describes a method for training technically qualified personnel to become competent instructors for corporate and industrial training programs. The method identifies 24 teacher behaviors that promote effective learning, and a copy of an Instructor Feedback Observation Form which includes these behaviors is provided. (two references) (LAE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Industrial Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Litchfield, Brenda C. – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Discusses the integration of videodisc technology into classrooms and presents criteria for evaluating the interactivity of videodiscs. Three levels of interactive videodiscs (IVD) are described, and a criteria checklist is included that evaluates skill development, simulation, feedback, the interaction of the student manual with the electronic…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Evaluation Criteria