| Description |
xv, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The role of the instructor in training -- 2. Training technology -- 3. Are instructors useful? -- 4. The instructional process -- 5. The learning machine -- 6. How people develop skill -- 7. Open and closed skills -- 8. Developing speed and accuracy of movement -- 9. The three stages of skill development -- 10. Designing skill practice conditions -- 11. Preparing for instruction -- 12. Delivering instruction -- 13. Talking to trainees -- 14. Helping the trainee to avoid errors -- 15. Correcting trainee errors -- 16. Instructing when you can intervene -- 17. Instructing when you cannot intervene -- 18. An instructor's toolkit |
| Summary |
What do effective instructors do that makes them effective? In this ground-breaking book, Dr. James examines the whole process of instruction from the point of view of skill development to discover which are the best techniques and why. He shows how to produce the best trainee performance in the shortest possible time, how to structure practice sessions to maximize learning, how to analyse the task involved so as to design the most appropriate exercise, how to deal with the "slow" trainee, how to boost the trainee's confidence, and how to instruct "at a distance". Although based on extensive research, the material in the book is presented in non-technical language and draws on a wide range of examples. The result is a comprehensive guide to the practice of instruction which will be of immense value to anyone involved in training, teaching or coaching |
| Analysis |
Personnel Training Effectiveness |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Employees -- Training of -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Training.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
95002231 |
| ISBN |
0566075504 |
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