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Shatzer, Linda – Performance and Instruction, 1987
Presents case study on personal computer teleconferencing to compare its cost effectiveness with that of on-site training. A model is described that uses a checklist for decision making in three areas: (1) initial considerations, (2) planning considerations, i.e., design elements, and (3) technical considerations, i.e., review and selection…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Mandra, Thomas J. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
This study compared the time required to train maintenance workers receiving instructional content in small groups by means of demonstrations with the time required to train such workers receiving instructional content in larger groups by means of slide/audiotape presentations. Slide/audiotape presentations permitted significant decrease in…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Comparative Analysis, Demonstrations (Educational), Group Instruction
Garavaglia, Paul L. – Performance and Instruction, 1993
Describes a submethodology for using information from the analysis phase during the design phase when developing technical training. The development of instructional materials is discussed; Keller's ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction) motivation model and Gagne's events of instruction are compared; and the development and use…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Instructional Design, Material Development, Models
Golas, Katharine C. – Performance and Instruction, 1983
Comparison of costs and effectiveness of using student data for formative evaluation of instructional materials and of using instructional editing guidelines incorporating attributes of effective instruction indicate greater cost-effectiveness if guidelines are used, with no significant difference in instructional effectiveness. Subjects were 70…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Stevens, George H. – Performance and Instruction, 1989
Discusses the use of hypermedia for performance improvement interventions in light of traditional approaches to computer-based training (CBT). Problems with CBT are discussed, hypermedia and hypertext are differentiated, links with data files are explained, hardware selection is discussed, and a comparison of hypermedia systems is presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Costs, Improvement
Buxton, Bill – Performance and Instruction, 1984
Discusses tasks, resources, and feedback, the three basic elements in the architecture of learning systems; analyzes these elements in relation to on-the-job learning; and discusses interventions to improve these processes and provide a positive contribution to the productivity of the organization by helping people learn. (MBR)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Feedback
Hutchison, Cathleen – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Describes a process model that can be used for performance technology and discusses differences between it and an instructional technology process model. Five basic steps are examined: needs assessment/analysis; design; development; implementation; and evaluation. An instructional technology/performance technology process comparison matrix is also…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Casey, Robert J., Jr.; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1988
Summarizes results of two workshops conducted at 1987 and 1988 conferences sponsored by the National Society for Performance and Instruction which involved skills in estimating training development costs. Baseline and adjusted estimates are explained, results are compared with a similar workshop conducted in England, and recommendations for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conferences, Cost Estimates, Developed Nations
Mikos, Roseann; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1987
Reviews a workshop conducted at the 1987 National Society for Performance and Instruction (NSPI) Conference on estimating workload and costs for training development. Information derived from two case studies is used to compare workload estimates done by experienced managers with those done by professionals with formal instructional design…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Conferences
Kemerer, Richard; Wahlstrom, Merlin – Performance and Instruction, 1985
Compares the features, learning outcomes tested, reliability, viability, and cost effectiveness of essay tests with those of interpretive tests used in training programs. A case study illustrating how an essay test was converted to an interpretive test and pilot tested is included to illustrate the advantages of interpretive testing. (MBR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Essay Tests
Taylor, David; Clark, Ruth – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Discussion of differences between problem-solving techniques of novices and experts suggests that both the experts' mental model and common novice problems can be derived from analyses of several expert and novice protocols. Three instructional strategies based on these differences are discussed, including the use of a computer simulation to solve…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation
Shrock, Sharon; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Presents major stages in design and development of criterion referenced tests (CRT) with emphasis on differences between CRT construction and norm-referenced test construction. Discussion covers test interpretation; test theory; preparation for test construction (hierarchical analysis, item type selection, and choosing number of items); test…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Industrial Training