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Evaluation of a Soft Skills Training Program
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Charoensap-Kelly, Piyawan; Broussard, Lauren; Lindsly, Mallory; Troy, Megan – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2016
This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a soft skills employee training program. We examined willingness to learn and delivery methods (face-to-face vs. online) and their associations with the training outcomes in terms of learning and behavioral change. Results showed that neither participants' willingness to learn nor delivery…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Delivery Systems, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction
Alternate Route and Traditionally-Trained Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching Preparation Programs
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Lowery, David C.; Roberts, Jalynn; Roberts, Jessica – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2012
The debate about the effectiveness of alternate route teacher preparation programs continues in K-12 schools and institutions of higher learning. As alternate route teacher programs continue to prepare more and more teachers for the K-12 classroom, these programs will continue to face scrutiny regarding their effectiveness. This current study…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs, Interviews
Low-Cost Avionics Simulation for Aircrew Training.
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Edwards, Bernell J. – 1986
This report documents an experiment to determine the training effectiveness of a microcomputer-based avionics system trainer as a cost-effective alternative to training in the actual aircraft. Participants--26 operationally qualified C-141 pilots with no prior knowledge of the Fuel Saving Advisory System (FSAS), a computerized fuel management…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Aviation Technology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
A Comparison of Computer Based Training vs. Instructor Based Training Using Microsoft Word.
Johnson, Heidi; Churchill, Lynn D. – 1986
This study compared the effectiveness of the use of computer-based training (CBT) and instructor-based training (IBT) to train teaching assistants how to use the word processing program Microsoft Word. Thirteen faculty, staff, and graduate student volunteers served as subjects and were randomly assigned to either the computer-based or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
The Effects of Expert Systems Training versus Content-Based Training on the Troubleshooting Achievement of Onan Corporation Service Personnel. Training and Development Research Center, Project Number Forty-Eight.
Westerdahl, Edward John – 1991
This study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of trainees in the Onan small products gasoline course under two training curricula: (1) the control group curriculum was the in-place course on the Emerald generator set; and (2) the experimental group curriculum was essentially the same with the addition of one lesson based on methods used by…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Technicians, Hypothesis Testing
Using Interactive Videodisc Technology To Enhance Assessor Training.
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Jacobson, Larry; Hafner, Laurin P. – 1991
The first of two sections of this paper describes a pilot program that used interactive video (IAV) technology to enhance the scripting skills of teacher certification assessors in the administration of a classroom observation technique. A comparative analysis was drawn between three groups of assessors: those who received IAV programed…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hands-On Instruction in an Electronic Classroom. A Final Report to the U.S. Dept. of Education of a Research and Development Grant Awarded To Establish a Fully-Equipped Electronic Training Room and Test the Effectiveness of Hands-On Instruction in Learning the NOTIS OPAC and Silver-Platter ERIC.
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Wiggins, Marvin E. – 1994
This document is the final report to the U.S. Department of Education of a research and development grant awarded to establish a fully equipped electronic training room and test the effectiveness of hands-on instruction in learning the NOTIS OPAC (online public access catalog) and the Silver-Platter ERIC database on CD-ROM. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Electronic Classrooms