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Publication Date: 2003-Sep
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What Should Instructional Designers & Technologists Know about Human Performance Technology?
Fox, Eric J.; Klein, James D.
Performance Improvement Quarterly, v16 n3 p87-98 Sep 2003
Human performance technology (HPT) is having a significant impact on the field of instructional design and technology (IDT), and many IDT graduate programs now offer training in HPT to their students. However, some IDT programs may be struggling with the extent to which they should incorporate the principles and techniques of HPT into their courses. To provide some determination of which specific skills and competencies in HPT graduates of IDT programs should have, an online survey was administered to 24 IDT faculty members and 45 members of local chapters of the International Society for Performance Improvement and the American Society for Training and Development. Respondents rated the importance of HPT competencies for graduates of IDT programs. Results suggest strong support for the inclusion of HPT concepts in the curricula of IDT graduate programs. Implications of these results for IDT graduate programs, as well as for distinguishing HPT as a field of specialization separate from IDT, are discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Performance Technology, Graduate Students, Curriculum Development, Surveys, College Faculty, Knowledge Level, Graduate Study, Needs Assessment, Educational Needs, Instructional Improvement, Expertise, Specialization, Professional Training, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Associations, Job Skills
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