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Guerra, Ingrid J. – Performance Improvement, 2001
Discussion of human performance technology and a shift from emphasizing training to emphasizing performance focuses on a review of articles from "Performance Improvement". Results show most articles were focused on processes and particular interventions in business and industry and did not include evaluation that addressed added societal…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Industrial Training, Journal Articles, Performance Technology
Lee, Sung Heum; Pershing, James A. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2000
Discusses performance improvement interventions, including training, and the need for evaluation to measure training effectiveness. Reviews six evaluation perspectives of corporate training programs and recommends four areas for further study, including overall evaluation models and appropriate uses of the results of evaluations. (Contains 63…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Industrial Training, Measurement Techniques
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Ackerson, Jack – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1995
Discusses how to conduct a top-level analysis of training management functions to identify problems within a training system resulting from rapid growth, the acquisition of new departments, or mergers. The data gathering process and analyses are explained, training management functions and activities are described, and root causes and solutions…
Descriptors: Administration, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Industrial Training
Okurowski, Mary Ellen; Clark, Ruth – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2001
Discussion of information technology training focuses on an evaluative study at the Department of Defense that investigated whether new information technology training could improve job performance. Highlights include determining training effectiveness; job transfer evaluation; return on investment; use of software features; and the impact of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation Methods, Industrial Training, Information Technology