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Evaluating the Impact of a Performance-Based Methodology on Transfer of Training
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Kazbour, Richard R.; McGee, Heather M.; Mooney, Timothy; Masica, Laura; Brinkerhoff, Robert O. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2013
Transfer of training is the degree to which trainees can apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained in training to the job. Currently only between 5% and 20% of what is learned in training is ever applied on the job. At this time, little is known about the effects of work environment factors, such as support, feedback, and goal setting, on…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Experimental Groups
Training Transfer: Not the 10% Solution
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Farrington, Jeanne – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2011
Training transfer is a key concern for organizational stakeholders, training professionals, and researchers. Since Georgenson's (1982) article on transfer, his conversational gambit that only 10% of training transfers to performance on the job has been quoted often. This estimate suggests a low level of success with training programs in general,…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, On the Job Training, Context Effect, Job Performance
The Influence of National and Organizational Culture on the Use of Performance Improvement Interventions
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Vadivelu, Ramaswamy N.; Klein, James D. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2011
This exploratory study examined the influence of national and organizational culture on the use of various performance improvement interventions. Data on intervention use were collected from practitioners in the United States and South Asia. Results revealed that orientation programs, organizational communication, instructor-led training, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personnel Management, Cultural Influences, Organizational Culture
Formative Evaluation of Computer-Based Training for a University Financial System.
Fischer, Kathryn M.; Savenye, Wilhelmina C.; Sullivan, Howard J. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2002
Describes a formative evaluation of a one-day introductory computer-based training course for university employees using a new online financial and purchasing system. Evaluated the effectiveness of the training, identified appropriate revisions that were incorporated into the training program, and examined learner attitudes toward the course.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Formative Evaluation, On the Job Training, Online Systems
Use of the Systems Approach to Training Design and Delivery in Japanese Corporations.
Keller, John M.; Taguchi, Mina – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1996
Surveyed 45 Japanese corporations to determine common training methods and use of systematic design and development processes. Results indicate that overall there was more internal classroom training than on-the-job training and that only two of the companies had a formal, systematic approach to instruction design and development. (JMV)
Descriptors: Classrooms, Corporations, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
The Perceived Impacts of Supervisor Reinforcement and Learning Objectives Importance on Transfer of Training.
Lee, Kisung; Pucel, David J. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1998
This study, conducted within a Managerial Leadership Program in an oil refinery and chemical company in Korea, investigates the relationships between: perceived importance of training objectives and perceived transfer of training relative to those objectives, and types of supervisor reinforcement which trainees perceive to be most motivating and…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, On the Job Training
Structured On-the-Job Training (SOJT) as Perceived by HRD Professionals.
Rothwell, William J.; Kazanas, H. C. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1990
Reviews research on structured on-the-job training (SOJT) and summarizes the results of a study of training and development professionals that investigated SOJT practices in their organizations. In-house classroom training on how to conduct SOJT is discussed, and how employees learn to train others when classroom training is not offered is…
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Inplant Programs, Inservice Education, Learning Strategies
Training in Its Organizational Context: Sharing Responsibility
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Wright, Lois – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2003
A persistent concern of those involved with planning, delivering, and evaluating training as well as of managers is whether training "works." Addressing that question, this paper proposes that training must be integrated into other aspects of the organization if it is to achieve lasting results. In other words, training must be viewed within its…
Descriptors: On the Job Training, Organizational Objectives, Coaching (Performance), Mentors