| Description |
1 online resource (794 pages) |
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Applied Psychology Series |
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Series in applied psychology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Advances in Training Research and Practice: An Historical Perspective; I: INTEGRATING ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE WITH TRAINING ASSESSMENT, DESIGN, AND EVALUATION CONSTRUCTS; Chapter 2 Task Analysis and Cognitive Theory: Controlled and Automatic Processing Task Analytic Methodology; Chapter 3 Performance Modeling for Training Effectiveness; Chapter 4 Structural Knowledge Assessment and Training Evaluation; II: VIEWING LEARNING AS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS: IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING, SOCIALIZATION, AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT |
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Chapter 5 Organizational Context and Training EffectivenessChapter 6 Unstructured Training and Development: The Role of Organizational Socialization; Chapter 7 Employee Development: Construct Validation Issues; III: UNDERSTANDING HOW CONTEXT AFFECTS TRAINING EVALUATION AND TRANSFER; Chapter 8 Individual and Situational Influences in Training Motivation; Chapter 9 Reconsidering Training Evaluation: Heterogeneity of Variance as a Training Effect; Chapter 10 An Organizational Systems Approach for the Implementation and Transfer of Training |
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IV: APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY AND TRAINING: METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN TRAINING RESEARCH AND PRACTICEChapter 11 Enhancing Reciprocity Between Training Theory and Training Practice: Principles, Guidelines, and Specifications; Chapter 12 An Exploration of the Unintended Organizational Consequences of Technology Training: Implications of Practice for Training Theory and Research; V: FINAL OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 13 The Science and Practice of Training-Current Trends and Emerging Themes; About the Authors; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
This compelling volume presents the work of innovative researchers dealing with current issues in training and training effectiveness in work organizations. Each chapter provides an integrative summary of a research area with the goal of developing a specific research agenda that will not only stimulate thinking in the training field but also direct future research. By concentrating on new ideas and critical methodological and measurement issues rather than summarizing existing literature, the volume offers definitive suggestions for advancing the effectiveness of the training field |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317781226 |
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1317781228 |
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