This paper applies stimulus-control features of the general-case model to the communicative behavior of learners with severe disabilities. The relationship between stimulus control and the pragmatic function of requesting is elaborated, and two examples of the general-case process indicate the range of relevant stimulus and response variations…

Examines the use of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) methods for the design, development, and delivery of courses and programs through distance education. Topics discussed include problems in implementing QFD; implementation of QFD in training design; and QFD's contribution to service quality improvement in distance education. (Contains 28…

Describes the Albuquerque Public Schools'"Productive Management Training," a three-year program which helps supervisors of classified personnel (secretaries, custodians, educational assistants, paraprofessionals, food services personnel, maintenance employees) examine their current ways of working and explore new management…

Goals of diversity training may be compliance, harmony, inclusion, justice, and transformation. Effective programs are predicated on leadership support, authentic training strategies, and alignment with the organization's goals. (JOW)

Second-language learning is becoming essential for employees of companies with international interests. Some companies draw upon internal resources and others choose commercial language schools and cassette-tape programs. (JOW)

Discusses various methods for making employee training programs more efficient: spacing practice, memory consolidation, determining the optimum practice period, periodic review, and testing. Presents research evidence on the effectiveness of spaced practice. (JOW)

Explores training transfer issues through the following questions: Why should transfer be measured? When? Who should measure it? How? and Which instructional and performance technology techniques can enhance transfer? (SK)

Discusses the importance of training end users in how to use CD-ROMs and offers a check list for CD-ROM trainers. Topics include what CD-ROMs have to offer users; electronic research; adult-education challenges, including visual and auditory challenges; training practices; and using CD-ROMs for training. (LRW)

Describes the results of an effectiveness evaluation of an "intelligently coached simulation," the SINCGARS Tutor, that was developed to train military officers how to operate a SINCGARS radio. Posttests showed officers trained on the computerized tutor performed more accurately than a group trained on the actual equipment. (Author/LRW)

Discusses a prototype training system for organizational decision makers to help with information flow and reduce information overload. The system embeds an interactive simulation within a computer-based instruction system to enable decision makers to develop and employ information-filtering criteria. (Author/LRW)

Discusses a Career Development Training Institute (CDTI) project, which developed a multimedia CD-ROM for a basic first course in career development. Data collected support the conclusion that the multimedia-presentation approach is compatible with adapting the traditional lecture styles of teaching used by many career-development educators. (GCP)

Presents an experimental approach for devising training measures to help small and medium enterprises in Italy effectively use teleconferencing tools. Highlights include interviews and surveys that determined training needs; computer tools used, including networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web; and guidelines to make training more…

Proposes a new training approach to teach effective statistical thinking and describes two studies where people were trained to solve tasks involving conjunctive and conditional probabilities using a frequency grid. Discusses frequency format versus probability format, and describes results that suggest the importance of learning by doing.…

Presents four ways to improve broadcasts of company satellite conferences, including creative site selection (using facilities at educational institutions rather than hotel rooms); creative programming (using graphics and other interruptions to break up lectures or speeches); creative crew selection; and creative downlink site activities (to…

Suggests that training employees in the soft or people skills is the same regardless of the type of job. Provides a step-by-step approach to training analytical people in the soft skills. (JOW)