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Peterson, Bob – Canadian Training Methods, 1978
A training consultant writes about the common practice of training for appearances and the length of time spent on it, rather than for the actual outcomes. He stresses the importance of well-designed instructional objectives as a means of judging training effectiveness and offers a questionnaire for trainers to try out to check their knowledge of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Instructional Design, Questionnaires
Peterson, Bob – Canadian Training Methods, 1978
The author stresses the importance of planning in setting up company training programs and the need for performance and instructional objectives. (MF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Job Training, Needs Assessment, Organizational Development
Peterson, Bob – Canadian Training Methods, 1978
To illustrate the importance of clarity and precision in stating objectives for learning a particular job task, a training consultant provides answers to the previous issue's questionnaire on writing instructional objectives. (MF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Direction Writing, Educational Objectives, Expository Writing
Peterson, Bob – Canadian Training Methods, 1978
Although learning can be defined in cognitive, affective, or behavioral terms, the specification of communication, planning, or evaluation skills in behavioral terms is most appropriate in management training. Learning objectives are most effectively reached in a closed rather than open loop learning design. In designs, the learner's reactions and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
