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Why Doers Do.
Wile, David – Performance and Instruction, 1996
Identifies human performance (HP) models of five prominent human performance technology authors; contrasts the models with each other; combines elements into a new model; and discusses how the model can be used to help assess performance problems and explain HP to clients at three different levels. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Models, Performance Factors
From a Process to a System.
Chevalier, Roger – Performance and Instruction, 1994
Explains how to create an organizational system that will result in good performance. Topics discussed include process versus system; two views of a system, i.e., mechanistic and organic; and components of a system, including performance guides, measurement of results, feedback, and training. (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Organizational Theories, Performance Factors
Linking Needs Assessment to Performance Based Evaluation.
Lee, William W.; Roadman, Kenneth H. – Performance and Instruction, 1991
Discussion of training effectiveness focuses on needs assessment and its link to accurate performance evaluation. The components of needs assessment are described; front end analysis as an outgrowth of needs assessment is discussed; and the relationship between training and performance improvement is examined. (four references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Industrial Training, Needs Assessment, Performance Based Assessment
Potential Benefits of the Information Mapping Technique.
Schaffer, Eric M. – Performance and Instruction, 1982
A comparison of the performance of 10 employees using the current version of a Corporate Time Reporting Instruction and a revision prepared using Information Mapping (IM) indicates that subjects committed 54 percent fewer errors when using the IM version. Samples of both versions and evaluation forms used are included. (MER)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance
Doing Performance Appraisal the Right Way: The CAM Process.
Ramsgard, William C. – Performance and Instruction, 1994
Explains the CAM (Clarity, Awareness, Merit Recognition) process for performance reviews in which supervisors declare personal values, expectations, and operational methods; select employee skills for enhancement and define results; provide feedback, recognition and reinforcement; and distribute merit rewards and build deeper mutual commitments to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Merit Rating
Evaluating Management Training.
Kruger, Michael J.; Smith, Kay H. – Performance and Instruction, 1987
Description of study to determine the impact of management training on student performance focuses on the need for proper evaluation. Pre- and posttraining evaluative tools for rating managers are described, differences in ratings are analyzed, and implications for evaluating management training on interpersonal skills are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Graphs
Making Better Performance Easier with Multisource Assessment.
Edwards, Mark R.; Ewen, Ann J. – Performance and Instruction, 1995
Multisource assessment is a tool for obtaining quality performance feedback by collecting performance information from multiple work associates. Topics include performance facilitation; performance feedback; assessing training effectiveness; continuous learning; and development or performance management. (AEF)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance, Lifelong Learning
Management Training: What's It Worth? A Performance-Based Evaluation.
Martelli, Joseph T. – Performance and Instruction, 1987
Review of a research study designed to determine the relationship between participation in supervisory training and managerial performance focuses on the importance of adequate evaluation. Dependent and independent variables used are described, statistical analyses are explained, and implications for future research design are presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Industry
Performance-Based Instruction--Part 5: Evaluating Performance-Based Instruction.
Brethower, Dale M.; Smalley, Karolyn A. – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Presents a model for evaluating performance-based instruction that is intended for use by human resource development/performance technology professionals. Highlights include goal setting; program design and implementation; evaluating the use and impact of training; instructional tasks, including sequencing; quality of student products; and…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Evaluation Methods, Industrial Training, Instructional Design
ID Basics: 1,2,3,...7.
Thiagarajan, Sivasailam – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Discusses seven basic principles related to instructional design for adult trainees in a business environment. Topics discussed include objectives of instructional design; performance problems; feedback; assessment; analysis; production, using the most suitable medium; evaluation; implementation; incentives; motivation; and job aids. An adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods