Telling Ain't Training

by Stolovitch, Harold D.; Keeps, Erica J.

• ISBN13: 9781562863289
• ISBN10: 1562863282
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This book is an entertaining and practical guide for every trainer and performance improvement professional as it tackles the three universal and persistent questions of the profession--how do learners learn, why do learners learn, and how do you ensure that learning sticks. This interactive book with it fun and breezy style illustrate the authors' point of view that learning should be active and enjoyable. Playful illustrations demonstrate the solid research that back up the authors' contentions and help readers separate learning myth from fact to dispel beliefs and practices that often harm the instructional process.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Section 1: The Human Learner---What Research Tells Us	1	(26)
Learning Is Not Easy (Especially When Others Make It So Hard)	3	(6)
Challenge 1	3	(1)
Challenge 2	4	(3)
What Is This Book About?	7	(2)
An Introduction to Some ``Familiar Terms''	9	(8)
Basic Vocabulary---The Terms of the Trade	9	(4)
Two Key Principles: Your Mantra as a Trainer (Educator, Instructor)	13	(1)
Live or Technology-Based: It's All the Same	14	(1)
What's in This Book and Why?	15	(1)
Remember This	16	(1)
The Human Learner	17	(10)
What Is Learning?	17	(2)
How We Learn: Senses, Filters, and Memory	19	(4)
Long-Term Memory: Time and Capacity	23	(1)
What Does This Mean for the Learner...and the Trainer?	24	(1)
Remember This	25	(2)
Section 2: What You Must Know to Be a Better Trainer	27	(80)
Getting Learners to Learn	29	(14)
Different Types of Knowledge: Declarative and Procedural	32	(3)
Key Ingredients for Learning	35	(4)
Adapting for Differences in Ability, Prior Knowledge, and Motivation	39	(2)
Remember This	41	(2)
Adult Learning Principles	43	(18)
Good Classes and Bad Classes	43	(3)
Four Key Adult Learning Principles	46	(14)
The Bottom Line on Adult Learning Principles	60	(1)
Remember This	60	(1)
A Five-Step Model for Creating Terrific Training Sessions	61	(26)
Six Universal Principles from Research on Learning	62	(6)
A Universal Model for Structuring Any Learning Session	68	(5)
The Training Session Planning Session	73	(5)
The Training Session Scripting Sheet	78	(6)
Using the Five-Step Model to Retrofit Existing Training Sessions	84	(1)
Final Review of the Five-Step Model	85	(1)
Remember This	85	(2)
Getting Learners to Remember	87	(20)
Metacognition: The Executive Learning Controls	88	(3)
Cognitive Strategies: How to Build Learning Faster, Better, Cheaper	91	(14)
Remember This	105	(2)
Section 3: Applying What You Have Learned---Making Learning Research Work	107	(70)
Training Approaches and a Cornucopia of Learning Activities	109	(30)
Four Major Types of Training	109	(3)
Pulling the Four Types of Training Together	112	(3)
25 Training Activities You Can Use	115	(19)
Summarizing the Activities	134	(1)
Closing the Door on This Active Chapter	134	(2)
Remember This	136	(3)
Testing or Examining---What's the Difference?	139	(20)
What Was That All About?	141	(2)
Testing Versus Exams	143	(3)
How Do I Go About Creating Tests?	146	(9)
Remember This	155	(4)
Hit or Myth: What's the Truth?	159	(12)
The Bottom Line on Learning	167	(1)
Hit-or-Myth---A Final Match-Up	167	(4)
Concluding Reflections on Telling Ain't Training	171	(6)
A Rapid Review of Telling Ain't Training	171	(2)
Something to Think About---Reflections from Carl Jung	173	(4)
For Further Reading	177	(14)
About the Authors	191	(2)
About the ISPI	193