Suggests that adults learn more easily when material is linked to knowledge that they already have. Offers tools such as structured overviews, effective graphics, and conceptual maps and discusses the use of case studies in corporate training. (JOW)

Describes Soft Know-How, a new training and electronic performance support system (EPSS) that helps employees in the design, training, and updating of their work methods for continuous quality improvement. A comparison between desktop publishing and Soft Know-How methods in editing a job assistance document is discussed. (LRW)

Glossometry, a method of providing visual feedback of tongue positions, was used to teach four vowel sounds to six profoundly hearing-impaired children. After 15 to 20 50-minute training sessions, all subjects showed greater diversification of tongue postures for the vowels. Listener identifications were also generally better after therapy.…

The recession, reorganization of work, and total quality management are spurring emphasis on creativity training in the workplace. A wide spectrum of techniques are being used to influence the generation of new ideas, although documentation of the benefits is difficult. (SK)

Mildly retarded preadolescents received equality-rule training, or instruction in which identical or different numbers were applied to identical or different quantities. In tasks of conservation of number, length, weight, and volume, these preadolescents scored higher than did preadolescents who received other types of training. (BC)

Describes six guiding principles to help training developers use content experts more efficiently and effectively to ensure training materials contain accurate, complete, and relevant information. Topics discussed include assessing content experts and the use of productivity tools, including checklists, test validation forms, and point sheets.…

Discusses model-based simulation for training, explains an object-oriented approach, and describes RAPIDS, an authoring system for the production of interactive graphical models and instruction based on those models. Highlights include intelligent tutoring systems; transaction shells; tools for authoring models; and a course on retinal information…

Describes the American Society for Training and Development's Benchmarking Forum, a cooperative venture among companies with strong financial and organizational commitments to employee training. Participants will identify training's best practices and generate comparative data to set a standard for their individual efforts. (Author)

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)