1 1/19/2003 Psychology of Training 1 Psychology of Training Psychology of Training 1/19/2003 Psychology of Training 2 What We Will Cover in This Section • Psychological theories that impact training. • Characteristics of the trainee. • Characteristics of instructional design. • Characteristics of the trainer. 1/19/2003 Psychology of Training 3 Model for Training • Acquisition. Initial learning of the desired material. • Retention. Maintaining learned information in memory over time. • Transfer. Applying learned material on the job.
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1/19/2003 Psychology of Training 1
Psychology of TrainingPsychology of Training
1/19/2003 Psychology of Training 2
What We Will Cover in This Section
• Psychological theories that impact training.
• Characteristics of the trainee.
• Characteristics of instructional design.
• Characteristics of the trainer.
1/19/2003 Psychology of Training 3
Model for Training
• Acquisition.Initial learning of the desired material.
• Retention.Maintaining learned information in memory over time.
• Transfer.Applying learned material on the job.
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Issues and Problems• Little good empirical research in this area.
• We know a good deal about learning but little about the link between industrial training and on-the-job application.
• The small amount of data focus on reaction to training, not acquisition and transfer.
• There is no good taxonomy of cognitive and skill factors that lead to job success.
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The Trainee
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Characteristics of the Trainee
• Trainee Readiness– Prerequisite skills, knowledge, and