Self–Directed Learning: A Practical Guide to Design, Development, and Implementation

Provides a cost–effective and time–saving alternative to traditional instructional designs. Offers practical guidance on each step of the process, including analyzing trainees′ needs and abilities, designing SDL materials, choosing the right implementation strategy, and constructing the most useful evaluation tools. Shows how to identify training needs that match organizational needs, determine the specific tasks that must be learned to meet those needs, and then develop objectives and SDL materials based on those tasks. Provides practical learning aids, including checklists at the And of each chapter, and includes simulations that illustrate step–by–step how theory becomes reality.

Spis treści:
1. Why Self–Directed Learning?
Part One: Developing Effective Programs
2. When to Use Self–Directed Learning (SDL)
3. Creating an SDL Package: How to Develop Trainee Objectives and Organize Your Material
4. Formatting Your Material: How to Choose the Right Medium for Your Message
5. Evaluating Trainees: How to Assess Cognitive Mastery and Performance Improvement
6. Debugging Your Package: How to Make Sure It Works
Part Two: Ensuring Successful Implementation
7. Preparing Your Organization for Self–Directed Learning
8. Distributed Implementation: The Challenge of the On–the–Job Training Site
9. Managing the Distributed Implementation: How to Facilitate Delivery, Control, and Evaluation
10. Implementation Through Learning Centers: Pros and Cons of Centralized Training Facilities
11. Building a Learning Center: What to Do to Make It Work
12. The Best It Can Be: Evaluating and Improving Your Self–Directed Learning System

Nota biograficzna:
GEORGE M. PISKURICH is a training and development specialist. His self–directed learning system won the 1992 American Society for Training and Development′s award for best use of instructi onal technology.

Okładka tylna:
Provides a cost–effective and time–saving alternative to traditional instructional designs. Offers practical guidance on each step of the process, including analyzing trainees′ needs and abilities, designing SDL materials, choosing the right implementation strategy, and constructing the most useful evaluation tools. Shows how to identify training needs that match organizational needs, determine the specific tasks that must be learned to meet those needs, and then develop objectives and SDL materials based on those tasks. Provides practical learning aids, including checklists at the And of each chapter, and includes simulations that illustrate step–by–step how theory becomes reality.