How can you ensure that your development program passes the test? Start by identifying the most important factors to consider when designing training: timing, location and reinforcement.
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Training reinforcement has become a popular topic among training professionals as it speaks to the fundamental principle that the more we are reminded of something, the greater the probability we will remember it.
In the next 10 to 15 years, we will see the greatest transfer of knowledge that has ever taken place. With the transfer of knowledge comes a transfer in learning behavior.
How well do the skills you’re training on in the classroom translate to desired behavior on the job? If you’re like most organizations, large and small, too few of those desired behaviors show up “in the wild” after training occurs.
Next-generation engineering training has evolved to deliver improved knowledge retention, use new technology, and fit into a new mobile and global team structure.
What does the forgetting curve mean to L&D professionals? Does it mean that half our efforts and money go down the drain in just a few days? It’s not that bad. Ebbinghaus also found out that the rate of forgetting is drastically reduced when people have...
Imagine you provide employees with a great seminar on essential leadership techniques. Even if everyone loved it, the sad fact is that no matter what you say, no matter how well you say it, research proves that 90 percent of the content will be forgotten
It would be an understatement to say that the training industry is brimming with new training technologies and tools. It took a while, but the technical communication arena has become one of the most vibrant, technology-adept and innovation-thirsty places...
At the end of 2015, Training Industry, Inc. CEO Doug Harward predicted a paradigm shift to the design and delivery of training. As training managers focus increasingly on neuroscience and the application of science to learning, he said, we will be better a
Science has been the driving force behind human progress for the past 400 years. The scientific method has produced dramatic advances in most human endeavors including medicine, communication, manufacturing and transportation.