Describes Soft Know-How, a new training and electronic performance support system (EPSS) that helps employees in the design, training, and updating of their work methods for continuous quality improvement. A comparison between desktop publishing and Soft Know-How methods in editing a job assistance document is discussed. (LRW)

Assigned 48 Head Start teachers and 48 parent volunteers to either a Collaborative Training (CT) or Workshop Training (WT) approach. Found that CT teachers and parents reported greater levels of active involvement in and satisfaction with training, and greater levels of parent classroom activity than WT participants. CT teachers demonstrated…

The relatively new discipline of information science has its origins in the West, while the ancient martial arts have their origins in the East. Despite these differences in age and hemisphere, the two disciplines can be shown to possess many conceptual as well as technical similarities which have evolved quite independently of each other. This…

Two experiments investigated the relative efficacy of two conservation training procedures and the transfer of training to another type of conservation. (SB)

Studied behavioral versus mental rehearsal in acquiring test interpretation skills. Treatment groups practiced in either a microskills (MS) or mental practice (MP) mode. MS and MP trainees did not differ but were superior to controls on measures of general counseling and test interpretation skills. (Author/MCF)

Three training methods differing in degree of abstraction (demonstration, slide-diagram, and diagram) were used to instruct adolescents (26 control and 21 aphasic) in the completion of two tasks. Results indicated that aphasics have a deficit of abstract thinking which can prove a handicap in training situations. Ten sources are cited. (EJS)

The hypothesis that alpha brain wave biofeedback training elevates mood was tested. Three groups of eight naive subjects each were formed: Group 1 underwent training, Group 2 kept the alpha feedback signal off, and Group 3 named titles of tunes. The hypothesis was not supported. (Author)

Identifies and describes current evaluation practices and strategies of instructional designers within corporate and higher education settings; describes types and causes of organizational supports and barriers instructional designers encounter when conducting instructional evaluation; and compares and contrasts professional practices and…

Discusses training evaluation and shows how an abbreviated form of Kirkpatrick's four-level evaluation model can be used effectively to evaluate multimedia-based manufacturing training. Topics include trends in manufacturing training, quantifying performance improvement, and statistical comparisons using the Mann-Whitney test and the Tukey Quick…

Research compared effectiveness of two different approaches of conjoint consultation using a manual versus a videotape series as the main components of training parents and teachers to treat children's behavioral difficulties. Parent and teacher reports characterized students as meeting their overall behavior goals; and reported high rates of…

Four students (ages 10-14) with moderate mental retardation learned chained tasks with constant time delay and with the system of least prompts. Both strategies produced criterion-level performance; however, constant time delay was more efficient than least prompts in terms of number of sessions, percent of errors, and direct instructional time to…

Reports on a handwriting experiment on the learning of four Arabic letters by novice writers of Arabic script. Finds a general learning effect expressed as a decrease of movement time and writing dysfluency. Finds a differential effect of practice on the trade-off between simple reaction time and movement time as a function of consecutive trials.…

Describes the differences between traditional computer-based training (CBT) and electronic learning environments using the principles of activity theory. Concludes that an e-learning environment developed on the principles of activity theory characterizes the workplace because it provides a contextual-community perspective that is lacking in…

The term "serious games" became popularized in 2002 as a result of an initiative to promote the use of games for education, training, and other purposes. Today, many companies are using games for training and development, often with hefty price tags. For example, the development budget for the U.S. Army recruiting game, "America's…

An experimental program was conducted to develop effective methods for producing and utilizing filmed demonstrations and instructional manuals. Four variations on conventional filmed demonstrations were evaluated: 1) revising an Army film through repeated tryouts with novices, 2) stopping the projector after each step is demonstrated to allow…