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Carlisle, Kenneth E.; Coulter, Philip D. – Educational Technology, 1990
Discusses job aids as a method to improve human performance by replacing the requirement for a specific skill or knowledge. Types of job aids are described, the role of job aids in training is explained, job aid design is examined, and benefits of job aids are discussed. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Flow Charts, Improvement, Performance Factors
Gallini, Joan K.; Fisk, Arthur D. – Educational Technology, 1986
Proposes an instructional design model which bridges the gap between the cognitive psychology and instructional design field. The model predicts when learning of task components will occur and suggests which components of a task should receive training. The proposed decomposition model guides task analysis when designing instruction of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Instructional Design, Models
Spitzer, Dean R. – Educational Technology, 2003
Discusses issues related to training and performance improvement, including practice required for skill learning; knowledge versus skills; core skills; competence; learning to learn; team orientation; enabling business results; interpersonal and conceptual skills; timing; focusing on priorities; organizational learning and management…
Descriptors: Competence, Industrial Training, Interpersonal Relationship, Learning Processes
Epstein, Robert – Educational Technology, 1993
Describes generativity theory based on the probabilities of many behaviors that are in competition and considers its effect on creativity. Topics discussed include previous and current generativity research, including behavior charts and frequency profiles; computer simulations; skills that improve generative processes; and creativity training in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Charts, Computer Simulation
Montgomery, Joel; And Others – Educational Technology, 1994
Discussion of goal-based scenario (GBS) learning environments focuses on a training module designed to prepare consultants with new skills in managing clients, designing user-friendly graphical computer interfaces, and working in a client/server computing environment. Transforming the environment from teaching focused to learning focused is…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Consultants
Binder, Carl – Educational Technology, 1993
Discusses fluency-based instruction based on Skinner's research on response rate measures and Precision Teaching. Topics addressed include learning outcomes associated with fluency; fluency and overlearning; implications for instructional design; examples of fluency-based education and training; and strategies for marketing fluency-based…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes
Nowakowski, Alan – Educational Technology, 1994
Describes new educational approaches and classroom management procedures that are changing the professional education program at a business consulting firm. Highlights include a needs assessment study; skills development; specialists; adapting to change; computer-based self-study training programs; curriculum reassessment; and curriculum…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction