Evidence Based Training Methods (2nd Edition): A Guide for Training Professionals

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Ruth Colvin, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Professional employees--Training of.

Professional employees.

Instructional systems--Design.

Instructional systems.

Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Guide for training professionals

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] American Society for Training & Development 2014

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Not all activity leads to learning. Move beyond the myths with an evidence-based approach. Seasoned technical trainer Ruth Colvin Clark has synthesized the findings of today’s crucial learning research into a noteworthy refresher of her 2010 book. Delve into the foundational ideas of evidence-based practice and discover a clear pathway to applying best practices to the creation of your instructional products. Follow along as Clark dissects popular training myths and offers best practice guidelines. You’ll drill into the evidence on use of graphics, text, and audio and walk away with tactics for implementing two of the most powerful instructional methods associated with learning: examples and practice. This book covers: research behind the limits of the human memory, the value of graphics, balancing activity with learning—and how to apply it to training practices the power of examples, practice, and feedback brand-new material on scenario-based learning and games.

Contents:

Part 1. Evidence-based practice and learning. What is evidence-based learning?

Cognitive load and learning

Engagement in learning

Part 2. Evidence-based use of graphics, text, and audio. Visualize your content

Explain visuals

Make it personal

Avoid too much of a good thing

Part 3. Evidence-based use of examples and practice. Accelerate expertise with examples

Does practice make perfect?

Part 4. Evidence applied : best practices with explanations, procedural lessons, scenario-based lessons, and games. Effective explanations

Teaching procedures

Teaching critical thinking skills with scenarios

Games and learning

Part 5. Evidence-based principles of instruction. The big picture : 10 principles from instructional research.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60728-506-1

OCLC:

907399662