The aim of the article is to describe the assessment model adopted by the SCINTILLA Project, a project in Italy aimed at the online vocational training of young, seriously-disabled subjects and their subsequent work inclusion in smart-work mode. It will thus describe the model worked out for evaluation of the training program conceived for the…

Even though an artifact or tool may be designed to be particularly effective in accomplishing a particular purpose, these affordances are unclear (and hence, not efficacious) without significant cultural knowledge--which one gets from other individuals. The author concludes, through a personal journey of disclosure and understanding, that the good…

Instructional design can be more effective if it is as fixedly dedicated to the accommodation of individual differences as it currently is to the accommodation of subject matters. That is the hypothesis. A menu of accommodation options is provided that is applicable at each of three stages of instructional development or administration: before,…

This article discusses an effort to improve training performance in a large corporate conglomerate in South Korea. In particular, focus is placed on a new instructional design (ID) model named the Cogwheel ID model. The cogwheel metaphor is used to illustrate the integrated processes within complex training organizations, including organizational,…

Methods of increasing learner participation in training design are discussed. (Author)

A discussion of rationale and design of a laboratory for students of social work for which the goal is to describe a training process that may be a beginning of a total program of social work education. (Author)

A discussion of rationale and design of a laboratory for students of social work for which the goal is to describe a training process that may be a beginning of a total program of social work education. (Author)

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…

A look at a course in estate planning developed at the American College of Life Underwriters incorporating the case study method. (HB)

The Computer Assisted Instruction Division of the U. S. Army Signal Center and School at Fort Monmouth, N.J., has been engaged in evaluation of CAI in an interactive mode of instruction. The highlights of this computerized training system are presented. (Author/HB)

Questions the effects of training on the confidence people have in their ability to perform newly-learned tasks. Factors that affect confidence and measurement of confidence are discussed, and examples are given of ways in which training might intentionally try to increase confidence. (MBR)

A brief discussion of why it is important for adult education teachers to have in-service training. (HB)

A discussion of the use of task analysis as a method of determining the need for training. (Author/HB)

A look at how learning will change in the future for industrial training courses. (HB)