Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, Volume 1, Instructional Design and Training Delivery,

by Kenneth H. Silber (Silber Performance Consulting); Wellesley R. Foshay (PLATO Learning)

• ISBN13: 9780470525067
• ISBN10: 0470525061
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Pfeiffer

Summary

With t he contributions from leading national and international scholars and practitioners, this volume provides a "state-of-the-art" look at ID, addressing the major changes that have occurred in nearly every aspect of ID in the past decade and provides both theory and "how-to" information for ID and performance improvement practitioners practitioners who must stay current in their field.This volume goes beyond other ID references in its approach: it is useful to students and practitioners at all levels; it is grounded in the most current research and theory; and it provides up-to-the-minute coverage of topics not found in any other ID book. It addresses timely topics such as cognitive task analysis, instructional strategies based on cognitive research, data collection methods, games, higher-order problem-solving and expertise, psychomotor learning, project management, partnering with clients, and managing a training function. It also provides a new way of looking at what ID is, and the most comprehensive history of ID ever published.Sponsored by International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, three-volume reference, covers three core areas of interest including Instructional Design and Training Delivery, Selecting and Implementing Performance Interventions, and Measurement and Evaluation.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Volume One

Foundations

Some Principles Underlying the Cognitive Approach to Instructional Design

A Principle-Based Model of Instructional Design

Origins and Evolution of Instructional Systems Design

Analysis

Collecting Analysis Data

From Performance Analysis to Training Needs Assessment

Behavioral Task Analysis

Cognitive Task Analysis

Instructional Strategies

An Analysis of the Failure of Electronic Media and Discovery-Based Learning: Evidence for the Performance Benefits of Guided Training Methods

Instructional Strategies for Receptive Learning Environments

Instructional Strategies for Directive Learning Environments

Assembling and Analyzing the Building Blocks of Problem-Based Learning Environments

High Engagement Strategies in Simulation and Gaming

Video Game Based Learning: An Emerging Paradigm for Instruction

Training Complex Psychomotor Performance Skills: A Part-Task Approach

Evaluation

An Overview of Level Two Certification Processes

The Role of Evaluation in Instructional Design

Management

Managing ID/Training Development and Delivery

Managing Relationships in the Performance Improvement Process

Managing ID in the Context of a Training Organization

About the Editors

About the Contributors

The International Society for Performance Instruction

Name Index

Subject Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.