George M Piskurich

Self-Directed Learning

A Practical Guide to Design, Development, and Implementation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 379
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 768g
• ISBN-13: 9781555425326
• ISBN-10: 1555425321
• Artikelnr.: 22287140

Autorenporträt

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 instructional technology.

Inhaltsangabe

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 andOrganize Your Material
4. Formatting Your Material: How to Choose the Right Medium forYour Message
5. Evaluating Trainees: How to Assess Cognitive Mastery andPerformance 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-JobTraining Site
9. Managing the Distributed Implementation: How to FacilitateDelivery, Control, and Evaluation
10. Implementation Through Learning Centers: Pros and Cons ofCentralized 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-DirectedLearning System

Rezensionen

"If you are looking for a book with useful information aboutself-directed learning, this is it! The author's approach to thetopic is Practical with a capital 'P'." --Dr. Angus Reynolds,professor of instructional technology, New York Institute ofTechnology

"Expanding our capacity to develop ourselves and to learn on thejob is one of the keys to meeting the challenges of today's complexeconomic environment. Self-Directed Learning provides humanresource development professionals with a practical tool to addressthis issue." --Katharine C. Weldon, director of educationalmethods, Ernst & Young